- Stars with a name
- Matza
Matza
HD 116434
Matza is a white star, in the constellation Centaurus. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1707.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it never rises: it belongs to the southern sky.
Too faint for the naked eye: you’ll need binoculars. Apparent magnitude 7.01.
What it’s like
It gives off 13 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface temperature is about 8,800 degrees Celsius.
It is 319.5 light years away: 3022 trillion kilometres.