Star profile

HIP 21029

3D likeness based on its real data · class A · ~8,500 K

What is HIP 21029

In the head of the Bull, among the scattered daughters of the Hyades, this white A-type star quietly burns. Its light left the constellation about 141 years ago, when the Lumière brothers were taking cinemas first steps and the world was learning to remember through moving images. Hotter than the Sun, it shows a pure, almost bluish white, the mark of young and energetic stars. It belongs to the open cluster that traces the face of Taurus, a stellar family born from the same cosmic dust.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 21029 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 culminates about 55° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 65° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 40° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 74° S.

It ranks no. 36 in brightness among the 144 stars of Taurus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Aldebaran, the brightest: it lies about 1° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 140 years ago.

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Astronomical data for HIP 21029

Constellation: Taurus
Apparent magnitude: 4.78
Distance: 140.9 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 67.640° · Dec 16.194°
Catalogue: HIP 21029 · HD 28527

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Other stars in Taurus

Taurus has 144 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 144 stars in Taurus