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hip-16263
Its story
In the long celestial course of Eridanus —the mythical river into which Phaethon plunged after losing the chariot of the Sun— burns this white A-type star. Its light began its journey around 1608, when Hans Lippershey applied for the patent of the first telescope in the Netherlands. A-type stars consume their hydrogen with youthful haste; their clear glow recalls the pale light of a full moon reflected on fresh snow.
- Constellation
- Eridanus
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.57
- Distance
- 418.2 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 52.400° · Dec -12.675°
- Catalogue
- HIP 16263 · HD 21688
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