- Stars with a name
- Buna
Buna
HD 16175
Buna is a yellow star like the Sun, in the constellation Andromeda. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1837.
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, September, October, November, and December.
Too faint for the naked eye: you’ll need binoculars. Apparent magnitude 7.28.
What it’s like
It gives off 3.6 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 5,800 degrees.
It is 188.8 light years away: 1786 trillion kilometres.