Star profile
HIP 22086
What is HIP 22086
It dwells in Eridanus, the river of light spilling across the southern sky. Its orange tone places it among the K-class stars, mature giants of slower combustion. Its light has been crossing the void for some 712 years —it set out before the Black Death had struck Europe and while medieval guilds were still organising the life of the cities. Far broader and cooler than the Sun, its warm reddish glow recalls the embers of an ancient fire. It is one of the serene beacons marking the stellar current of the river.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 22086 lies in the southern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is November: 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 22086
- Constellation
- Eridanus
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.72
- Distance
- 712.2 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 71.267° · Dec -21.283°
- Catalogue
- HIP 22086 · HD 30238
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Other stars in Eridanus
Eridanus has 129 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- AchernarAlpha Eridani0.45
- CursaBeta Eridani2.78
- AcamarTheta 1 Eridani2.88
- HIP 228605.71
- HIP 228815.71
- HIP 154115.72
- HIP 161425.74
- Rho 1 Eridani5.75