Star profile
HIP 33827
What is HIP 33827
In the silent giraffe of Camelopardalis, almost touching the north celestial pole, glows this orange K-type star. Its light set out around 509 years ago, near 1517, when Luther nailed his 95 theses and split Europe in two forever. Cooler than the Sun yet bulkier, it offers a serene coppery tone. The constellation that shelters it was drawn in the 17th century to fill a sky nearly empty of bright stars; it is one of its faithful points, a modest circumpolar beacon.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 33827 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 33827
- Constellation
- Camelopardalis
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.69
- Distance
- 508.9 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 105.339° · Dec 70.808°
- Catalogue
- HIP 33827 · HD 50885
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Other stars in Camelopardalis
Camelopardalis has 75 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- Beta Camelopardalis4.03
- HIP 162284.21
- Alpha Camelopardalis4.26
- HIP 365285.63
- HIP 249145.64
- HIP 199685.69
- HIP 199835.72
- HIP 173425.74