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- Kaffaljidhma
Kaffaljidhma
γ Ceti
Kaffaljidhma is a white star, in the constellation Cetus. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1946.
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, October, November, and December.
Visible to the naked eye away from the brightest lights. Apparent magnitude 3.47.
What it’s like
It gives off 21 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 9,100 degrees.
It is 79.6 light years away: 753 trillion kilometres.
It is the star of people born around 1946: the light that left it then is reaching Earth now.