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- Gakyid
Gakyid
HD 73534
Gakyid is a yellow star like the Sun, in the constellation Cancer. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1762.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it is best seen in the evening sky in January, February, March, and April.
Too faint for the naked eye: you’ll need binoculars. Apparent magnitude 8.23.
What it’s like
It gives off 2.9 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 4,800 degrees.
It is 264.3 light years away: 2501 trillion kilometres.