- Stars with a name
- Formosa
Formosa
HD 100655
Formosa is a yellow giant like the Sun, in the constellation Leo. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1627.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it is best seen in the evening sky in February, March, April, May, and June.
Visible to the naked eye only under a dark sky, away from town. Apparent magnitude 6.45.
What it’s like
It gives off 34 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface temperature is about 4,400 degrees Celsius.
It is 398.7 light years away: 3772 trillion kilometres.