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- Illyrian
Illyrian
HD 82886
Illyrian is a yellow star like the Sun, in the constellation Leo Minor. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1617.
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 May.
Too faint for the naked eye: you’ll need binoculars. Apparent magnitude 7.62.
What it’s like
It gives off 12 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 5,100 degrees.
It is 409.2 light years away: 3872 trillion kilometres.