- Stars with a name
- Mahsati
Mahsati
HD 152581
Mahsati is an orange star, in the constellation Ophiuchus. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1421.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it is best seen in the evening sky in May, June, July, and August.
Too faint for the naked eye: you’ll need binoculars. Apparent magnitude 8.38.
What it’s like
It gives off 13 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface temperature is about 4,700 degrees Celsius.
It is 605.1 light years away: 5725 trillion kilometres.