Star
A near twin of the Sun and the brightest star in Mensa, the faintest of all 88 constellations.
| Type | Star |
|---|---|
| Distance from Earth | 33.1 ly |
| Diameter | 1,336,970 km |
| Mass | 1.91 × 10³⁰ kg |
| Temperature | 5,296°C |
| Apparent magnitude | 5.09 |
| Redshift | 0 |
| Hemisphere | Southern |
| Discovered | 1756 |
Stars spend most of their lives fusing hydrogen into helium in their core, and it's the balance between that outward pressure and gravity pulling inward that fixes how big and how bright a star gets.
At 1,336,970 km across, Hoerikwaggo is close to the diameter of the Sun.
Its mass is close to the mass of the Sun.
The light reaching us from Hoerikwaggo tonight left it around 33 years ago.
Its surface sits at 5,569 K, cooler than the Sun at 5,772 K, which is what sets its colour.
It has been on record since 1756.
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