subgiant · F0IV
Wasat
Wasat is a yellow-white subgiant (spectral type F0IV) about 60 light-years away. With an apparent magnitude of 3.5 it is easy to see with the naked eye under a dark sky.
A star in Gemini, close to the ecliptic. Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto near it in 1930.
Its light output is roughly 10 times that of the Sun (a rough estimate in visible light, calculated from brightness and distance).
From Germany (52° N) it rises and sets; it is best seen in the evening in January.
Key facts
- Distance
- ≈ 60 light-years
- Spectral type
- F0IV (subgiant)
- Colour
- Yellow-white
- Apparent magnitude
- 3.5 mag
- Luminosity
- ≈ 10 × Sun
- Position
- Right ascension 7h 20m, declination 22°
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Data: Hipparcos / HYG catalogue (CC BY-SA 4.0). Luminosity and visibility are calculated estimates.