- Stars with a name
- Nenque
Nenque
HD 6434
Nenque is a yellow star like the Sun, in the constellation Phoenix. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1891.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it only ever stays low over the southern horizon.
Too faint for the naked eye: you’ll need binoculars. Apparent magnitude 7.72.
What it’s like
It gives off about as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 5,900 degrees.
It is 134.9 light years away: 1277 trillion kilometres.