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- Nahn
Nahn
ξ Cancri
Nahn is an orange giant, in the constellation Cancer. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1653.
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, April, and May.
Visible to the naked eye only under a dark sky, away from town. Apparent magnitude 5.16.
What it’s like
It gives off 98 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 4,800 degrees.
It is 373.2 light years away: 3531 trillion kilometres.