- Stars with a name
- Tiaki
Tiaki
β Gruis
Tiaki is a red giant, in the constellation Grus. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1849.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it only ever stays low over the southern horizon.
Bright enough to see even from a city. Apparent magnitude 2.07.
What it’s like
It gives off 381 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 3,600 degrees.
It is 177.0 light years away: 1674 trillion kilometres.