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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 temperature is about 6,600 degrees Celsius.
It is 300.3 light years away: 2841 trillion kilometres.