Star profile

HIP 26649

3D likeness based on its real data · class G · ~5,500 K

What is HIP 26649

Beneath Orion, in the small constellation of the Dove, rests a yellow class G star, similar to the Sun in color and temperament. Its light has traveled 422 years: it left when Galileo, for the first time, pointed his spyglass at Jupiter and discovered four moons that would change astronomy. Today that same light arrives, with no Jupiter nearby but the same quiet.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 26649 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 6° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 17° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 89° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere south of 57° N.

It ranks no. 17 in brightness among the 45 stars of Columba in our catalogue. To find it, start from Phact, the brightest: it lies about 1° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 420 years ago.

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Astronomical data for HIP 26649

Constellation: Columba
Apparent magnitude: 5.44
Distance: 422.0 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 84.958° · Dec -32.629°
Catalogue: HIP 26649 · HD 37811

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Other stars in Columba

Columba has 45 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 45 stars in Columba