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HIP 33694

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

What is HIP 33694

An orange ember lost in Camelopardalis, that constellation so quiet few people can trace it. Its K class gives it a warm, almost autumnal glow. The light reaching us tonight broke free when Wagner was premiering his first operas and Europe was reimagining romanticism: 184 light-years of emptiness crossed without haste, arriving at this exact moment.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 33694 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, when it culminates around midnight.

  • From London it never sets and culminates about 65° up.
  • From New York it never sets and culminates about 54° up.
  • From Sydney it never rises above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 13° S.

It ranks no. 7 in brightness among the 75 stars of Camelopardalis in our catalogue. To find it, start from Beta Camelopardalis, the brightest: it lies about 19° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 180 years ago.

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Astronomical data for HIP 33694

Constellation
Camelopardalis
Apparent magnitude
4.55
Distance
183.8 light years
Coordinates (J2000)
RA 105.016° · Dec 76.977°
Catalogue
HIP 33694 · HD 49878

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Other stars in Camelopardalis

Camelopardalis has 75 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 75 stars in Camelopardalis