Star profile

HIP 29895

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

What is HIP 29895

Canis Major is the celestial pack where Sirius rules, but in its shadow glow more discreet stars like this one — an orange sun of warm tone and broad bearing. Its light took about 619 years to reach our eyes, setting out when medieval Europe was leaving the Romanesque behind and Gothic cathedrals were lifting their first spires toward the sky. Cooler than our Sun and with a generous surface, this K-type star lives that long moment in which youth turns, slowly, into luminous maturity.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 29895 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 22° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 32° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 73° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere south of 73° N.

It ranks no. 31 in brightness among the 90 stars of Canis Major in our catalogue. To find it, start from Sirius, the brightest: it lies about 7° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 620 years ago.

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Astronomical data for HIP 29895

Constellation: Canis Major
Apparent magnitude: 5.15
Distance: 619.0 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 94.424° · Dec -16.816°
Catalogue: HIP 29895 · HD 43827

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Other stars in Canis Major

Canis Major has 90 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 90 stars in Canis Major