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- Rapeto
Rapeto
HD 153950
Rapeto is a yellow star like the Sun, in the constellation Scorpius. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1864.
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 7.39.
What it’s like
It gives off 2.4 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 6,100 degrees.
It is 161.5 light years away: 1528 trillion kilometres.