- Stars with a name
- Ogma
Ogma
HD 149026
Ogma is a yellow star like the Sun, in the constellation Hercules. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1767.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it is best seen in the evening sky in April, May, June, July, August, and September.
Too faint for the naked eye: you’ll need binoculars. Apparent magnitude 8.15.
What it’s like
It gives off 3.0 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 5,900 degrees.
It is 259.1 light years away: 2451 trillion kilometres.