- Stars with a name
- Mirfak
Mirfak
α Persei
Mirfak is a yellow-white supergiant, in the constellation Perseus. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1520.
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, September, October, November, and December.
Bright enough to see even from a city. Apparent magnitude 1.79.
What it’s like
It gives off 4,040 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 6,500 degrees.
It is 506.5 light years away: 4791 trillion kilometres.