- Stars with a name
- Van Maanen's Star
Van Maanen's Star
HIP 3829
Van Maanen's Star is a white dwarf, in the constellation Pisces. The light you see from it tonight left it around 2012.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it is best seen in the evening sky in September, October, November, and December.
Very faint: you’ll need a telescope. Apparent magnitude 12.37.
What it’s like
Its surface is at about 6,200 degrees.
It is 13.9 light years away: 132 trillion kilometres.
It is the star of people born around 2012: the light that left it then is reaching Earth now.