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- Gienah
Gienah
γ Corvi
Gienah is a very hot blue giant, in the constellation Corvus. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1872.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it is best seen in the evening sky in April and May.
Visible to the naked eye away from the brightest lights. Apparent magnitude 2.58.
What it’s like
It gives off 179 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 11,700 degrees.
It is 153.6 light years away: 1453 trillion kilometres.