- Stars with a name
- Axólotl
Axólotl
HD 224693
Axólotl is a yellow star like the Sun, in the constellation Cetus. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1705.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it is best seen in the evening sky in October.
Too faint for the naked eye: you’ll need binoculars. Apparent magnitude 8.23.
What it’s like
It gives off 4.3 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 5,800 degrees.
It is 321.0 light years away: 3037 trillion kilometres.