- Stars with a name
- Xihe
Xihe
HD 173416
Xihe is a yellow star like the Sun, in the constellation Lyra. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1571.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it is best seen in the evening sky in May, June, July, August, September, and October.
Visible to the naked eye only under a dark sky, away from town. Apparent magnitude 6.04.
What it’s like
It gives off 65 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 4,600 degrees.
It is 454.9 light years away: 4304 trillion kilometres.