- 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 temperature is about 3,400 degrees Celsius.
It is 177.0 light years away: 1674 trillion kilometres.