- Stars with a name
- Mirzam
Mirzam
β Canis Majoris
Mirzam is a very hot blue giant, in the constellation Canis Major. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1533.
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 and February.
Bright enough to see even from a city. Apparent magnitude 1.98.
What it’s like
It gives off 3,209 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 14,600 degrees.
It is 492.7 light years away: 4661 trillion kilometres.