- Stars with a name
- Okab
Okab
ζ Aquilae
Okab is a white star, in the constellation Aquila. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1943.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it is best seen in the evening sky in June, July, August, September, and October.
Visible to the naked eye away from the brightest lights. Apparent magnitude 2.99.
What it’s like
It gives off 36 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 10,000 degrees.
It is 83.0 light years away: 786 trillion kilometres.
It is the star of people born around 1943: the light that left it then is reaching Earth now.