- Stars with a name
- Onkaria
Onkaria
Onkaria is a star, in the constellation Ophiuchus. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1984.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it is best seen in the evening sky in May, June, July, and August.
Very faint: you’ll need a telescope. Apparent magnitude 14.67.
What it’s like
Its surface is at about 3,500 degrees.
It is 42.1 light years away: 399 trillion kilometres.
It is the star of people born around 1984: the light that left it then is reaching Earth now.