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- Lusitânia
Lusitânia
HD 45652
Lusitânia is an orange star, in the constellation Monoceros. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1914.
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, and December.
Too faint for the naked eye: you’ll need binoculars. Apparent magnitude 8.10.
What it’s like
It gives off about 59% of the Sun’s light.
Its surface is at about 5,100 degrees.
It is 112.0 light years away: 1060 trillion kilometres.