- Stars with a name
- EZ Aqr
EZ Aqr
EZ Aqr is a red star, in the constellation Aquarius. The light you see from it tonight left it around 2015.
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 and October.
Very faint: you’ll need a telescope. Apparent magnitude 12.66.
What it’s like
Its surface is at about 3,200 degrees.
It is 11.1 light years away: 105 trillion kilometres.
It is the star of people born around 2015: the light that left it then is reaching Earth now.