Star profile
HIP 103673
What is HIP 103673
In southern Indus, a modern constellation born of Bayer's first celestial atlas, shines this yellow-white F-type star. It lies only 91 light-years away —its light departed as Europe was crawling out of the 1929 crash and astronomers were calibrating their telescopes on the newly discovered Pluto in 1930. Hotter and brighter than the Sun, it shows a white barely tinged with gold that sets it apart from fully solar stars.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 103673 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 culminates about 73° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 39° N.
It ranks no. 17 in brightness among the 19 stars of Indus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Alpha Indus, the brightest: it lies about 5° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 91 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 103673
- Constellation
- Indus
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.76
- Distance
- 91.4 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 315.090° · Dec -51.265°
- Catalogue
- HIP 103673 · HD 199623
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Other stars in Indus
Indus has 19 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- Alpha Indus3.11
- Beta Indus3.67
- Theta Indus4.39
- HIP 1077735.62
- Kappa 2 Indus5.62
- HIP 1049785.73
- HIP 1106685.78
- HIP 1081955.92