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HIP 33682

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

What is HIP 33682

In the modest Volans, the southern Flying Fish, glows an orange giant about 292 light-years away. Its light started out around 1734, when Linnaeus published Systema Naturae and began to file every living thing under a name. Bigger and cooler than the Sun, its amber tone calls to mind twilight atmospheres ruled by an ancient thermal hush.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 33682 lies in the southern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is April, when it culminates around midnight.

  • From London it never rises above the horizon.
  • From New York it never rises above the horizon.
  • From Sydney it never sets and culminates about 56° up.

It can be seen from anywhere south of 22° N.

It ranks no. 8 in brightness among the 19 stars of Volans in our catalogue. To find it, start from Beta Volans, the brightest: it lies about 9° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 290 years ago.

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Astronomical data for HIP 33682

Constellation
Volans
Apparent magnitude
5.18
Distance
292.3 light years
Coordinates (J2000)
RA 104.961° · Dec -67.916°
Catalogue
HIP 33682 · HD 53501

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Other stars in Volans

Volans has 19 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 19 stars in Volans