- 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 temperature is about 14,400 degrees Celsius.
It is 492.7 light years away: 4661 trillion kilometres.