hip-20922

Variable star

Its story

Along the long course of Eridanus burns a variable blue star some 1,517 light-years away. Its light set out around the year 509, when Visigothic kingdoms were dividing ancient Hispania and the Mediterranean world was reconfiguring after Rome's fall. Intensely hot and blue-white, its glow undulates subtly —a reminder that even the most energetic stars do not escape change.

Constellation: Eridanus
Apparent magnitude: 5.61
Distance: 1517.2 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 67.279° · Dec -13.048°
Catalogue: HIP 20922 · HD 28497

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