Star profile
HIP 28756
Hot blue starWhat is HIP 28756
In the Dove, the small southern constellation linked to the flood, shines a blue giant, distant and hot. Its light began its journey 1,007 years ago, when Avicenna was writing his Canon of Medicine and the Christian kingdoms of northern Iberia were beginning their slow reconquest. Far hotter than the Sun, its colour recalls ice lit from within, a paradoxical fire that burns without visible heat.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 28756 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 88° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 58° N.
It ranks no. 30 in brightness among the 45 stars of Columba in our catalogue. To find it, start from Phact, the brightest: it lies about 6° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 1,000 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 28756
- Constellation
- Columba
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.65
- Distance
- 1006.8 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 91.084° · Dec -32.172°
- Catalogue
- HIP 28756 · HD 41534
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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 314575.59
- HIP 277665.62
- HIP 304445.62
- HIP 316375.72
- HIP 251945.73