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Mebsuta

ε Geminorum

Mebsuta is a white star, in the constellation Gemini. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1181.

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, April, November, and December.

Visible to the naked eye away from the brightest lights. Apparent magnitude 3.06.

What it’s like

It gives off 3,490 times as much light as the Sun.

Its surface is at about 4,000 degrees.

It is 845.0 light years away: 7994 trillion kilometres.

Other named stars in Gemini