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- Lionrock
Lionrock
HD 212771
Lionrock is a yellow star like the Sun, in the constellation Aquarius. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1599.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it is best seen in the evening sky in September and October.
Too faint for the naked eye: you’ll need binoculars. Apparent magnitude 7.60.
What it’s like
It gives off 14 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 5,000 degrees.
It is 427.5 light years away: 4044 trillion kilometres.