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: the Sun sits at the opposite point of the sky and the star culminates around midnight. How high it climbs above the horizon depends on the latitude you watch from.

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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