- Stars with a name
- Babcock's star
Babcock's star
HD 215441
Babcock's star is a white star, in the constellation Lacerta. Its distance is not known precisely.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it never sets: it circles the pole all night, all year.
Too faint for the naked eye: you’ll need binoculars. Apparent magnitude 8.83.
What it’s like
It gives off 2,558,586 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 9,800 degrees.