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- Sagarmatha
Sagarmatha
HD 100777
Sagarmatha is an orange star, in the constellation Leo. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1864.
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.
Too faint for the naked eye: you’ll need binoculars. Apparent magnitude 8.42.
What it’s like
It gives off about as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 5,400 degrees.
It is 161.8 light years away: 1531 trillion kilometres.