Asteria — interactive night sky map
Menkalinan (Beta Aurigae) is a star in the constellation Auriga with an apparent magnitude of 1.90. It lies about 81 light-years from Earth. It is visible to the naked eye under dark skies.
It is best placed in the evening sky around December. It is visible from the whole northern hemisphere and from southern latitudes down to about 45°S. It is circumpolar (never sets) north of latitude 45°N.