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- Luyten's Star
Luyten's Star
HIP 36208
Luyten's Star is a red star, in the constellation Canis Minor. The light you see from it tonight left it around 2014.
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.
Very faint: you’ll need a telescope. Apparent magnitude 9.84.
What it’s like
It gives off about 0.10% of the Sun’s light.
Its surface is at about 3,700 degrees.
It is 12.4 light years away: 117 trillion kilometres.
It is the star of people born around 2014: the light that left it then is reaching Earth now.