Star profile
HIP 102962
What is HIP 102962
Among the southern plumage of Pavo, this white A-type star holds itself like a bright note about 250 light-years away. Its light began the path around 1776, while the United States Declaration of Independence was being signed and James Watt was refining his steam engine. Hotter and brighter than the Sun, its bluish-white surface radiates with elegance. Its glow reaches us now as a luminous whisper from the age of revolutions.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 102962 lies in the southern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is July, when it culminates around midnight.
- From London it never rises above the horizon.
- From New York it never rises above the horizon.
- From Sydney it never sets and culminates about 61° up.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 28° N.
It ranks no. 31 in brightness among the 44 stars of Pavo in our catalogue. To find it, start from Peacock, the brightest: it lies about 7° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 250 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 102962
- Constellation
- Pavo
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.67
- Distance
- 249.0 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 312.910° · Dec -62.429°
- Catalogue
- HIP 102962 · HD 198160
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Other stars in Pavo
Pavo has 44 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- PeacockAlpha Pavonis1.94
- Beta Pavonis3.42
- Delta Pavonis3.55
- Iota Pavonis5.47
- HIP 947895.52
- HIP 894875.58
- HIP 1044405.67
- Theta Pavonis5.71