- Stars with a name
- Tabit
Tabit
π³ Orionis
Tabit is a yellow-white star, in the constellation Orion. The light you see from it tonight left it around 2000.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it is best seen in the evening sky in January, February, November, and December.
Visible to the naked eye away from the brightest lights. Apparent magnitude 3.19.
What it’s like
It gives off 3.0 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 6,500 degrees.
It is 26.3 light years away: 249 trillion kilometres.
It is the star of people born around 2000: the light that left it then is reaching Earth now.