Maasym is an orange giant in Hercules, an ageing star far larger than the Sun whose Arabic name marks the wrist of the figure.
At a glance
| type | orange giant (class K) |
|---|---|
| distance from the Sun | 369 light-years (113 pc) |
| its light left it | 369 years ago |
| luminosity | 304 × the Sun |
| radius | 27.5 × the Sun |
| surface temperature | 4,600 K |
| constellation | Hercules (Hercules) |
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About Maasym
Maasym, Lambda Herculis, is an orange giant: a star that has exhausted the hydrogen in its core and expanded, its surface cooled below the Sun’s temperature while its total output grew many times over.
The name comes from the Arabic for wrist. It lies in the southern part of Hercules, between Sarin and the border with Ophiuchus, a modest star that needs a reasonably dark sky.
What you see in the piece
Its orange colour in the piece is the colour of a surface cooler than the Sun’s.
Questions
How far away is Maasym?
Maasym is 369 light-years (113 pc) from the Sun.