- Stars with a name
- Hunor
Hunor
HD 147506
Hunor is a yellow-white star, in the constellation Hercules. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1653.
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, May, June, July, August, and September.
Too faint for the naked eye: you’ll need binoculars. Apparent magnitude 8.72.
What it’s like
It gives off 3.7 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 6,600 degrees.
It is 373.2 light years away: 3531 trillion kilometres.