hip-103145

Its story

Within the broad star fields of Cygnus, crossed by the summer Milky Way, shines a K-type orange dwarf 600 light-years away. Its light set out when Shakespeare was premiering Hamlet at the Globe Theatre and the English language was being shaped into its most memorable form.

Constellation: Cygnus
Apparent magnitude: 5.47
Distance: 600.7 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 313.475° · Dec 33.438°
Catalogue: HIP 103145 · HD 199101

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