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- Dofida
Dofida
HD 117618
Dofida is a yellow star like the Sun, in the constellation Centaurus. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1902.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it only ever stays low over the southern horizon.
Too faint for the naked eye: you’ll need binoculars. Apparent magnitude 7.17.
What it’s like
It gives off 1.7 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 6,000 degrees.
It is 123.8 light years away: 1172 trillion kilometres.