- Stars with a name
- Haedus
Haedus
η Aurigae
Haedus is a very hot blue star, in the constellation Auriga. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1783.
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, October, November, and December.
Visible to the naked eye away from the brightest lights. Apparent magnitude 3.18.
What it’s like
It gives off 259 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 12,400 degrees.
It is 243.4 light years away: 2303 trillion kilometres.