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Lucilinburhuc
HD 45350
Lucilinburhuc is a yellow star like the Sun, in the constellation Auriga. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1867.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it is best seen in the evening sky in January, February, March, April, November, and December.
Too faint for the naked eye: you’ll need binoculars. Apparent magnitude 7.89.
What it’s like
It gives off about as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 5,500 degrees.
It is 159.4 light years away: 1508 trillion kilometres.