- Stars with a name
- Sharjah
Sharjah
HIP 79431
Sharjah is a star, in the constellation Scorpius. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1979.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it is best seen in the evening sky in June and July.
Very faint: you’ll need a telescope. Apparent magnitude 11.34.
What it’s like
It gives off about 0.50% of the Sun’s light.
Its surface is at about 3,800 degrees.
It is 47.0 light years away: 444 trillion kilometres.
It is the star of people born around 1979: the light that left it then is reaching Earth now.