Star profile
HIP 25887
What is HIP 25887
In the southern Pictor, some 548 light-years away, beats this orange giant of type K. Its light set out around 1478, when the Spanish Inquisition was being established and the printing press had spent two decades reshaping European knowledge. Cooler than the Sun but noticeably larger, it offers an ancient amber glow within a small modern constellation drawn by Lacaille under the skies of the Cape of Good Hope.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 25887 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 never rises above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 3° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 78° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 44° N.
It ranks no. 22 in brightness among the 23 stars of Pictor in our catalogue. To find it, start from Alpha Pictor, the brightest: it lies about 19° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 550 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 25887
- Constellation
- Pictor
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.86
- Distance
- 548.2 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 82.900° · Dec -45.925°
- Catalogue
- HIP 25887 · HD 36734
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Other stars in Pictor
Pictor has 23 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- Alpha Pictor3.24
- Beta Pictor3.85
- Gamma Pictor4.50
- Mu Pictor5.69
- HIP 304635.78
- HIP 282875.81
- HIP 307035.82
- HIP 277375.93