- Stars with a name
- Ross 154
Ross 154
HIP 92403
Ross 154 is a red star, in the constellation Sagittarius. The light you see from it tonight left it around 2016.
Where to find it
Very faint: you’ll need a telescope. Apparent magnitude 10.37.
What it’s like
It gives off about 0.10% of the Sun’s light.
Its surface is at about 3,800 degrees.
It is 9.7 light years away: 92 trillion kilometres.
It is the star of people born around 2016: the light that left it then is reaching Earth now.