Star profile
HIP 22626
Cool red starWhat is HIP 22626
A red M-type giant burns faintly in the vast, sparsely populated Camelopardalis, about 499 light years from here. Its light began its journey around 1527, when imperial troops were sacking Rome and the Renaissance was passing through one of its most turbulent episodes. Cooler than the Sun, swollen and deep orange, it embodies that late stage in which stars expand their outer layers. The Giraffe, that late and unassuming constellation, offers it an almost private sky between the North Pole and the Great Bear.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 22626 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 never sets and culminates about 78° up.
- From New York it never sets and culminates about 67° up.
- From Sydney it never rises above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere north of 26° S.
It ranks no. 43 in brightness among the 75 stars of Camelopardalis in our catalogue. To find it, start from Beta Camelopardalis, the brightest: it lies about 3° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 500 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 22626
- Constellation
- Camelopardalis
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.47
- Distance
- 498.8 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 73.022° · Dec 63.505°
- Catalogue
- HIP 22626 · HD 30442
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Other stars in Camelopardalis
Camelopardalis has 75 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- Beta Camelopardalis4.03
- HIP 162284.21
- Alpha Camelopardalis4.26
- 17 Camelopardalis5.43
- HIP 242545.44
- HIP 324395.44
- 5 Camelopardalis5.52
- HIP 513845.52