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- Felixvarela
Felixvarela
HIP 2247
Felixvarela is an orange star, in the constellation Cetus. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1910.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it is best seen in the evening sky in October and November.
Very faint: you’ll need a telescope. Apparent magnitude 9.62.
What it’s like
It gives off about 16% of the Sun’s light.
Its surface is at about 4,500 degrees.
It is 116.4 light years away: 1102 trillion kilometres.