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- Sulafat
Sulafat
γ Lyrae
Sulafat is a very hot blue giant, in the constellation Lyra. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1406.
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, September, and October.
Visible to the naked eye away from the brightest lights. Apparent magnitude 3.25.
What it’s like
It gives off 1,578 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 10,800 degrees.
It is 620.1 light years away: 5866 trillion kilometres.