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- Beemim
Beemim
43 Eridani
Beemim is an orange giant, in the constellation Eridanus. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1730.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it only ever stays low over the southern horizon.
Visible to the naked eye away from the brightest lights. Apparent magnitude 3.97.
What it’s like
It gives off 186 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface temperature is about 3,600 degrees Celsius.
It is 296.2 light years away: 2803 trillion kilometres.