Star profile

HIP 31084

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

What is HIP 31084

Some 366 light-years away, in Canis Major, burns this orange giant of type K. Its light set out toward the century of Bach and Voltaire, when enlightened reason was beginning to redraw Europe. Cooler than the Sun yet far larger, it spills the warm tone of molten copper within a constellation that barks eternally at Orion's feet, faithful to the hunter it pursues across the winter sky.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 31084 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 26° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 37° 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. 32 in brightness among the 90 stars of Canis Major in our catalogue. To find it, start from Sirius, the brightest: it lies about 5° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 370 years ago.

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Astronomical data for HIP 31084

Constellation: Canis Major
Apparent magnitude: 5.16
Distance: 366.5 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 97.846° · Dec -12.392°
Catalogue: HIP 31084 · HD 46184

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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