Star profile
HIP 30444
What is HIP 30444
Within Columba the southern dove —a constellation drawn at the height of the Renaissance— glows an orange K-type star 331 light years away. Its light set out when the Low Countries signed their independence from the Spanish crown in the Peace of Münster. Cooler than the Sun and larger, it radiates an amber gleam suggesting cosmic maturity and rest.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 30444 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 2° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 13° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 87° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 53° N.
It ranks no. 29 in brightness among the 45 stars of Columba in our catalogue. To find it, start from Phact, the brightest: it lies about 9° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 330 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 30444
- Constellation
- Columba
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.62
- Distance
- 331.2 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 96.004° · Dec -36.708°
- Catalogue
- HIP 30444 · HD 45145
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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 256085.56
- HIP 314575.59
- HIP 277665.62
- HIP 287565.65
- HIP 316375.72