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- Red Rectangle
Red Rectangle
HD 44179
Red Rectangle is a very hot blue star, in the constellation Monoceros. The light you see from it tonight left it around 589.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it is best seen in the evening sky in January, February, and December.
Too faint for the naked eye: you’ll need binoculars. Apparent magnitude 8.85.
What it’s like
It gives off 49 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 7,200 degrees.
It is 1,436.8 light years away: 13,593 trillion kilometres.