- Stars with a name
- Graffias
Graffias
ξ Scorpii
Graffias is a yellow-white star, in the constellation Scorpius. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1947.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it is best seen in the evening sky in May, June, and July.
Visible to the naked eye only under a dark sky, away from town. Apparent magnitude 4.84.
What it’s like
It gives off 6.0 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 6,600 degrees.
It is 79.4 light years away: 751 trillion kilometres.
It is the star of people born around 1947: the light that left it then is reaching Earth now.