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Rosalíadecastro

HD 149143

Rosalíadecastro is a yellow star like the Sun, in the constellation Ophiuchus. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1824.

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.

Too faint for the naked eye: you’ll need binoculars. Apparent magnitude 7.89.

What it’s like

It gives off 2.3 times as much light as the Sun.

Its surface is at about 5,700 degrees.

It is 202.3 light years away: 1914 trillion kilometres.

Other named stars in Ophiuchus