- Stars with a name
- Maia
Maia
20 Tauri
Maia is a very hot blue giant, in the constellation Taurus. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1643.
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, October, November, and December.
Visible to the naked eye away from the brightest lights. Apparent magnitude 3.87.
What it’s like
It gives off 340 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 11,000 degrees.
It is 383.3 light years away: 3626 trillion kilometres.