Star profile

HIP 100276

3D likeness based on its real data · class K · ~4,200 K

What is HIP 100276

In Sagitta, the little constellation that seems to cross the summer sky without lifting a finger, pulses an orange K-class giant whose light set out around 1481, while Botticelli was painting The Birth of Venus. Cooler than the Sun and considerably more extensive, it radiates a coppery, serene glow with no stridency. It is one of those stars that have matured and move calmly on, loyal to a small constellation that many gazes overlook and that rewards those who find it.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 100276 lies in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is August, when it culminates around midnight.

From London it culminates about 56° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 67° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 38° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 72° S.

It ranks no. 13 in brightness among the 14 stars of Sagitta in our catalogue. To find it, start from Gamma Sagitta, the brightest: it lies about 5° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 550 years ago.

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Astronomical data for HIP 100276

Constellation: Sagitta
Apparent magnitude: 5.82
Distance: 545.5 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 305.089° · Dec 17.793°
Catalogue: HIP 100276 · HD 193579

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Other stars in Sagitta

Sagitta has 14 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 14 stars in Sagitta