- Stars with a name
- Gomeisa
Gomeisa
β Canis Minoris
Gomeisa is a very hot blue star, in the constellation Canis Minor. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1864.
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, April, and December.
Visible to the naked eye away from the brightest lights. Apparent magnitude 2.89.
What it’s like
It gives off 149 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 11,500 degrees.
It is 161.7 light years away: 1530 trillion kilometres.