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- Groombridge 1830
Groombridge 1830
HD 103095
Groombridge 1830 is a yellow star like the Sun, in the constellation Ursa Major. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1996.
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, June, and July.
Visible to the naked eye only under a dark sky, away from town. Apparent magnitude 6.42.
What it’s like
It gives off about 20% of the Sun’s light.
Its surface is at about 5,400 degrees.
It is 29.7 light years away: 281 trillion kilometres.
It is the star of people born around 1996: the light that left it then is reaching Earth now.