- Stars with a name
- Ashlesha
Ashlesha
ε Hydrae
Ashlesha is a yellow giant like the Sun, in the constellation Hydra. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1897.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it is best seen in the evening sky in January, February, March, and April.
Visible to the naked eye away from the brightest lights. Apparent magnitude 3.38.
What it’s like
It gives off 61 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 5,700 degrees.
It is 129.3 light years away: 1223 trillion kilometres.