Star profile
HIP 22336
What is HIP 22336
In the waters of Eridanus, shines a yellow-white F-type star 86 light-years away. Its light set out in the mid-twentieth century, as the BBC broadcast Elizabeth II's coronation and television entered millions of homes for the first time. Hotter and more luminous than the Sun, it is one of those relatively nearby stars that age slowly while human civilisation learns to tell its story.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 22336 lies in the southern 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 33° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 44° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 62° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 84° N.
It ranks no. 103 in brightness among the 129 stars of Eridanus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Achernar, the brightest: it lies about 64° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 86 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 22336
- Constellation
- Eridanus
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.77
- Distance
- 86.2 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 72.152° · Dec -5.674°
- Catalogue
- HIP 22336 · HD 30562
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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 211925.76
- 59 Eridani5.76
- p Eridani5.76
- 56 Eridani5.78
- p Eridani5.80