Star · Orange · Serpens

Unukalhai

24 Ser · HIP 77070

Above the horizon after darkHighest after dark 20:20 · west · 19°

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Where is Unukalhai?

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Look west, about 19° up at 20:20 in Serpens. It sinks lower through the evening and sets at 22:23.

From London tonight, Unukalhai is above the horizon after dark. It’s highest soon after dark, around 20:20, in the west at 19°.

At magnitude 2.6 it is visible by eye, even from many towns, when the sky is clear.

This is position and timing only: clouds, haze and light pollution aren’t included.

Unukalhai looks orange to the eye (color is easier to see in binoculars). Its spectral type is K2 III: orange giant (cooler than the Sun).

A orange point of light, visible even from many towns when it’s clear.

Brighter, and its orange color is easier to see.

Still a point of light: no amateur telescope shows a star’s surface.

What you’re likely to see, not what a space telescope photographs. General guidance from catalog brightness and size, not a forecast for tonight.

Unukalhai is a star in Serpens, shining at magnitude 2.6. Its spectral type, K2 III, marks it as: orange giant (cooler than the Sun).

Sources: SkyMate; Wikidata (CC0). Positions computed for your place and time with astronomy-engine. Data & Licences