- Stars with a name
- Intan
Intan
HD 20868
Intan is an orange star, in the constellation Fornax. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1875.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it only ever stays low over the southern horizon.
Very faint: you’ll need a telescope. Apparent magnitude 9.92.
What it’s like
It gives off about 20% of the Sun’s light.
Its surface temperature is about 4,400 degrees Celsius.
It is 150.7 light years away: 1426 trillion kilometres.