- Stars with a name
- Ross 128
Ross 128
HIP 57548
Ross 128 is a red star, in the constellation Virgo. The light you see from it tonight left it around 2015.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it is best seen in the evening sky in March, April, and May.
Very faint: you’ll need a telescope. Apparent magnitude 11.12.
What it’s like
Its surface is at about 3,500 degrees.
It is 10.9 light years away: 104 trillion kilometres.
It is the star of people born around 2015: the light that left it then is reaching Earth now.