- Stars with a name
- Lesath
Lesath
υ Scorpii
Lesath is a very hot blue star, in the constellation Scorpius. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1450.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it only ever stays low over the southern horizon.
Visible to the naked eye away from the brightest lights. Apparent magnitude 2.70.
What it’s like
It gives off 2,262 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface temperature is about 12,800 degrees Celsius.
It is 576.3 light years away: 5452 trillion kilometres.