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- Tania Australis
Tania Australis
μ Ursae Majoris
Tania Australis is a red giant, in the constellation Ursa Major. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1796.
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, March, April, May, and June.
Visible to the naked eye away from the brightest lights. Apparent magnitude 3.06.
What it’s like
It gives off 259 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 3,600 degrees.
It is 230.3 light years away: 2179 trillion kilometres.