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- Sargas
Sargas
θ Scorpii
Sargas is a yellow-white giant, in the constellation Scorpius. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1726.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it only ever stays low over the southern horizon.
Bright enough to see even from a city. Apparent magnitude 1.86.
What it’s like
It gives off 1,332 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 6,800 degrees.
It is 300.3 light years away: 2841 trillion kilometres.