- Stars with a name
- Meridiana
Meridiana
α Coronae Australis
Meridiana is a white star, in the constellation Corona Australis. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1901.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it only ever stays low over the southern horizon.
Visible to the naked eye away from the brightest lights. Apparent magnitude 4.11.
What it’s like
It gives off 29 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface temperature is about 9,400 degrees Celsius.
It is 125.4 light years away: 1186 trillion kilometres.