- Stars with a name
- Barnard's Star
Barnard's Star
HIP 87937
Barnard's Star is a red star, in the constellation Ophiuchus. The light you see from it tonight left it around 2020.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it is best seen in the evening sky in June, July, August, and September.
Very faint: you’ll need a telescope. Apparent magnitude 9.54.
What it’s like
Its surface is at about 3,700 degrees.
It is 6.0 light years away: 56 trillion kilometres.
It is the star of people born around 2020: the light that left it then is reaching Earth now.