- Stars with a name
- Phact
Phact
α Columbae
Phact is a very hot blue star, in the constellation Columba. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1765.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it only ever stays low over the southern horizon.
Visible to the naked eye away from the brightest lights. Apparent magnitude 2.65.
What it’s like
It gives off 487 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 11,900 degrees.
It is 261.3 light years away: 2472 trillion kilometres.