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- Kamuy
Kamuy
HD 145457
Kamuy is an orange giant, in the constellation Corona Borealis. 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 April, May, June, July, and August.
Too faint for the naked eye: you’ll need binoculars. Apparent magnitude 6.57.
What it’s like
It gives off 32 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 4,700 degrees.
It is 408.7 light years away: 3867 trillion kilometres.