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- Lacaille 9352
Lacaille 9352
HD 217987
Lacaille 9352 is a red star, in the constellation Piscis Austrinus. The light you see from it tonight left it around 2015.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it only ever stays low over the southern horizon.
Too faint for the naked eye: you’ll need binoculars. Apparent magnitude 7.35.
What it’s like
It gives off about 1.1% of the Sun’s light.
Its surface is at about 3,800 degrees.
It is 10.7 light years away: 101 trillion kilometres.
It is the star of people born around 2015: the light that left it then is reaching Earth now.