- Stars with a name
- Meissa
Meissa
λ Orionis
Meissa is a very hot blue star, in the constellation Orion. The light you see from it tonight left it around 928.
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, November, and December.
Visible to the naked eye away from the brightest lights. Apparent magnitude 3.39.
What it’s like
It gives off 4,349 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface temperature is about 12,400 degrees Celsius.
It is 1,098.2 light years away: 10,389 trillion kilometres.