Star profile
HIP 107
Cool red starWhat is HIP 107
Red and cool inside the celestial firebird, Phoenix, this M giant has been sending its light for 543 years. The photon entering the atmosphere tonight left when Christopher Columbus had not yet sailed, and Europe still believed the Atlantic had no far shore. It arrives after half a millennium of silent travel.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 107 lies in the southern 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 never rises above the horizon.
- From New York it never rises above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 74° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 40° N.
It ranks no. 27 in brightness among the 39 stars of Phoenix in our catalogue. To find it, start from Ankaa, the brightest: it lies about 9° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 540 years ago.
It opens in your browser. Free, no account, nothing to install.
Leave your signature on HIP 107
Your name and a message go up on the map for everyone to read. Signing is free.
Without a lock, someone else can replace your signature. How the lock works
We'll ask for an email to confirm it's you, no password.
A public signature from a real person. The chosen name is a symbolic denomination within Stelvia, with no official standing or IAU recognition: the sky is not for sale and belongs to no one.
Astronomical data for HIP 107
- Constellation
- Phoenix
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.53
- Distance
- 542.8 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 0.334° · Dec -50.337°
- Catalogue
- HIP 107 · HD 224865
A symbolic commemorative gift: neither the signature nor the chosen name implies ownership of the star or recognition by the IAU.
Other stars in Phoenix
Phoenix has 39 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- AnkaaAlpha Phoenicis2.40
- Beta Phoenicis3.32
- Gamma Phoenicis3.41
- HIP 65925.42
- HIP 82405.49
- Lambda 2 Phoenicis5.51
- HIP 27115.57
- HIP 93135.57