Star profile

HIP 20266

3D likeness based on its real data · class G · ~5,500 K

What is HIP 20266

In the quiet constellation of Camelopardalis shines a yellow giant, older and more luminous than the Sun. Its light set out around 1707, when England and Scotland signed the Acts of Union that gave birth to Great Britain. We see it reaching its last stable age, golden and serene, before the great transformations that lie ahead.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 20266 lies in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is December, when it culminates around midnight.

From London it never sets and culminates about 76° up.
From New York it never sets and culminates about 66° up.
From Sydney it never rises above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 25° S.

It ranks no. 29 in brightness among the 75 stars of Camelopardalis in our catalogue. To find it, start from Beta Camelopardalis, the brightest: it lies about 7° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 320 years ago.

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Astronomical data for HIP 20266

Constellation: Camelopardalis
Apparent magnitude: 5.26
Distance: 319.5 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 65.168° · Dec 65.140°
Catalogue: HIP 20266 · HD 27022

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Other stars in Camelopardalis

Camelopardalis has 75 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 75 stars in Camelopardalis