- Stars with a name
- Ukdah
Ukdah
ι Hydrae
Ukdah is an orange giant, in the constellation Hydra. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1763.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it is best seen in the evening sky in February, March, and April.
Visible to the naked eye away from the brightest lights. Apparent magnitude 3.90.
What it’s like
It gives off 156 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface temperature is about 3,800 degrees Celsius.
It is 263.2 light years away: 2490 trillion kilometres.