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- Citalá
Citalá
HD 52265
Citalá is a yellow giant like the Sun, in the constellation Monoceros. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1932.
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, and March.
Visible to the naked eye only under a dark sky, away from town. Apparent magnitude 6.29.
What it’s like
It gives off 2.2 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 6,100 degrees.
It is 94.5 light years away: 894 trillion kilometres.
It is the star of people born around 1932: the light that left it then is reaching Earth now.