- Stars with a name
- Sarin
Sarin
δ Herculis
Sarin is a white star, in the constellation Hercules. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1951.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it is best seen in the evening sky in May, June, July, August, and September.
Visible to the naked eye away from the brightest lights. Apparent magnitude 3.12.
What it’s like
It gives off 26 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 9,200 degrees.
It is 75.1 light years away: 711 trillion kilometres.
It is the star of people born around 1951: the light that left it then is reaching Earth now.