- Stars with a name
- Khambalia
Khambalia
λ Virginis
Khambalia is a white star, in the constellation Virgo. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1840.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it is best seen in the evening sky in May and June.
Visible to the naked eye only under a dark sky, away from town. Apparent magnitude 4.52.
What it’s like
It gives off 44 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface temperature is about 8,500 degrees Celsius.
It is 186.5 light years away: 1764 trillion kilometres.