- Stars with a name
- Ebla
Ebla
HD 218566
Ebla is an orange star, in the constellation Pisces. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1933.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it is best seen in the evening sky in September, October, and November.
Too faint for the naked eye: you’ll need binoculars. Apparent magnitude 8.59.
What it’s like
It gives off about 26% of the Sun’s light.
Its surface is at about 4,700 degrees.
It is 93.1 light years away: 881 trillion kilometres.
It is the star of people born around 1933: the light that left it then is reaching Earth now.