Star profile

HIP 34387

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

What is HIP 34387

In Canis Minor —Orion's small companion— dwells an orange K-type star whose light has been on its way for nearly six hundred years. It set out as Joan of Arc was leading the troops of Charles VII and the Hundred Years' War was approaching its end. Cooler and older than the Sun, it shines in that copper hue that signals stellar maturity. A medieval ember kindled at the throat of the celestial little dog, still in transit through the void.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 34387 lies in the northern 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 culminates about 46° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 57° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 49° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 83° S.

It ranks no. 17 in brightness among the 25 stars of Canis Minor in our catalogue. To find it, start from Procyon, the brightest: it lies about 8° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 600 years ago.

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Astronomical data for HIP 34387

Constellation: Canis Minor
Apparent magnitude: 5.74
Distance: 595.3 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 106.956° · Dec 7.471°
Catalogue: HIP 34387 · HD 54079

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Other stars in Canis Minor

Canis Minor has 25 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 25 stars in Canis Minor