- Stars with a name
- Natasha
Natasha
HD 85390
Natasha is an orange star, in the constellation Vela. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1920.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it never rises: it belongs to the southern sky.
Too faint for the naked eye: you’ll need binoculars. Apparent magnitude 8.54.
What it’s like
It gives off about 35% of the Sun’s light.
Its surface is at about 5,100 degrees.
It is 105.6 light years away: 999 trillion kilometres.