- Stars with a name
- Tarf
Tarf
β Cancri
Tarf is an orange giant, in the constellation Cancer. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1723.
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, and April.
Visible to the naked eye away from the brightest lights. Apparent magnitude 3.53.
What it’s like
It gives off 292 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 3,800 degrees.
It is 303.4 light years away: 2870 trillion kilometres.