- Stars with a name
- Menkib
Menkib
ξ Persei
Menkib is a very hot blue supergiant, in the constellation Perseus. The light you see from it tonight left it around 781.
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, October, November, and December.
Visible to the naked eye away from the brightest lights. Apparent magnitude 3.98.
What it’s like
It gives off 3,245 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface temperature is about 9,700 degrees Celsius.
It is 1,244.9 light years away: 11,777 trillion kilometres.