Star profile

HIP 30717

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

What is HIP 30717

In Monoceros, the quiet constellation of the Unicorn, burns an orange giant whose light began its journey around 1175, in the height of the Gothic cathedral age. Its hue is that of a slow flame —cooler than the Sun yet hundreds of times more luminous. It crossed nearly nine centuries to show us a glow that already belonged to the sky while Notre-Dame was still rising.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 30717 lies in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is December: the Sun sits at the opposite point of the sky and the star culminates around midnight. How high it climbs above the horizon depends on the latitude you watch from.

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Astronomical data for HIP 30717

Constellation: Monoceros
Apparent magnitude: 5.19
Distance: 849.5 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 96.807° · Dec 0.299°
Catalogue: HIP 30717 · HD 45416

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Other stars in Monoceros

Monoceros has 71 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 71 stars in Monoceros