- Stars with a name
- Ross 687
Ross 687
HIP 44263
Ross 687 is a red star, in the constellation Hydra. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1958.
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 April.
Very faint: you’ll need a telescope. Apparent magnitude 12.37.
What it’s like
It gives off about 0.40% of the Sun’s light.
Its surface is at about 3,900 degrees.
It is 68.3 light years away: 646 trillion kilometres.
It is the star of people born around 1958: the light that left it then is reaching Earth now.