Star profile
HIP 101870
Highly luminous starWhat is HIP 101870
In the small constellation of the Little Fox, 2,038 light-years away, shines an orange type-K star whose light departed in the days of the Roman Empire, when Augustus was consolidating a realm that spanned the Mediterranean. It is a luminous giant: though its surface is cooler than the Sun's, its swollen size and advanced age give it an extraordinary intrinsic brilliance. Its deep amber tone is that of a noble ember, sustained by the slowness of stars that age without haste.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 101870 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: the Sun sits at the opposite point of the sky and the star culminates around midnight. How high it climbs above the horizon depends on the latitude you watch from.
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Astronomical data for HIP 101870
- Constellation
- Vulpecula
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.91
- Distance
- 2038.8 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 309.646° · Dec 23.680°
- Catalogue
- HIP 101870 · HD 196753
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Vulpecula has 44 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
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