Star profile
HIP 25488
What is HIP 25488
In the Dove, a small celestial bird full of symbolism, shines a white star of crisp light. Its glow began its journey 300 years ago, when Bach was composing his weekly cantatas in Leipzig and the European Enlightenment was publishing its first treatises of reasoned optimism. Hotter than the Sun and pure white in tone, it recalls fresh snow at dawn, still without shadows.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 25488 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: 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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A public signature from a real person. The chosen name is a symbolic denomination within Stelvia, with no official standing or IAU recognition: the sky is not for sale and belongs to no one.
Astronomical data for HIP 25488
- Constellation
- Columba
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.86
- Distance
- 299.8 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 81.772° · Dec -40.944°
- Catalogue
- HIP 25488 · HD 36060
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Other stars in Columba
Columba has 45 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- PhactAlpha Columbae2.65
- WaznBeta Columbae3.12
- Delta Columbae3.85
- HIP 265455.81
- HIP 289925.82
- HIP 310725.82
- HIP 298525.88
- HIP 248315.98