- Stars with a name
- Situla
Situla
κ Aquarii
Situla is an orange giant, in the constellation Aquarius. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1812.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it is best seen in the evening sky in August, September, October, and November.
Visible to the naked eye only under a dark sky, away from town. Apparent magnitude 5.04.
What it’s like
It gives off 36 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 4,400 degrees.
It is 213.9 light years away: 2023 trillion kilometres.