- Stars with a name
- Ross 614
Ross 614
HIP 30920
Ross 614 is a red star, in the constellation Monoceros. The light you see from it tonight left it around 2013.
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, March, and December.
Very faint: you’ll need a telescope. Apparent magnitude 11.12.
What it’s like
It gives off about 0.10% of the Sun’s light.
Its surface is at about 3,500 degrees.
It is 13.5 light years away: 127 trillion kilometres.
It is the star of people born around 2013: the light that left it then is reaching Earth now.