Star profile

HIP 27938

3D likeness based on its real data · class K · ~4,200 K

What is HIP 27938

Beneath the hunter's feet, in the hare Lepus, radiates an orange giant some 663 light-years away. Its light set off around 1362, when the Black Death still spread mourning across Europe and the guilds were reordering the cities. Cooler and more voluminous than the Sun, its amber tone seems to dye the darkness with the calm of an old fire.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 27938 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 27° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 38° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 68° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere south of 78° N.

It ranks no. 31 in brightness among the 45 stars of Lepus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Arneb, the brightest: it lies about 8° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 660 years ago.

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Astronomical data for HIP 27938

Constellation: Lepus
Apparent magnitude: 5.62
Distance: 663.0 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 88.682° · Dec -11.774°
Catalogue: HIP 27938 · HD 39853

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Other stars in Lepus

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

See all 45 stars in Lepus