Star profile
HIP 34059
What is HIP 34059
It dwells in the constellation Puppis, the stern of the ancient ship Argo. Its white light has travelled 197 years; it set out when Beethoven was still composing his late sonatas and the first steam locomotives began crossing England. An A-class star, it shines with clean tones and a temperature well above that of the Sun —a symbol of the seafaring regions of the southern sky.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 34059 lies in the southern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is January, 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 culminates about 74° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 40° N.
It ranks no. 45 in brightness among the 145 stars of Puppis in our catalogue. To find it, start from Naos, the brightest: it lies about 14° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 200 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 34059
- Constellation
- Puppis
- Apparent magnitude
- 4.92
- Distance
- 197.6 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 105.973° · Dec -49.584°
- Catalogue
- HIP 34059 · HD 53811
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Other stars in Puppis
Puppis has 145 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- NaosZeta Puppis2.21
- Pi Puppis2.71
- TureisRho Puppis2.83
- HIP 372974.84
- HIP 364314.85
- HIP 348994.87
- HIP 333574.94
- HIP 373794.98