- Stars with a name
- Muphrid
Muphrid
η Boötis
Muphrid is a yellow star like the Sun, in the constellation Boötes. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1989.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it is best seen in the evening sky in March, April, May, June, and July.
Visible to the naked eye away from the brightest lights. Apparent magnitude 2.68.
What it’s like
It gives off 9.6 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 6,000 degrees.
It is 37.2 light years away: 352 trillion kilometres.
It is the star of people born around 1989: the light that left it then is reaching Earth now.