Star profile
HIP 35005
What is HIP 35005
It pulses in Canis Minor, the smaller dog at the heels of Orion the hunter. A yellow G-type star, similar in temperature and colour to the Sun, though far more distant. Its light took about 294 years to reach us: it set out in the early 18th century, when the real Musketeers of the king of France were living their golden age at the court of Louis XIV. A twin of our Sun, whispering light from afar.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 35005 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 51° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 61° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 44° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere north of 78° S.
It ranks no. 16 in brightness among the 25 stars of Canis Minor in our catalogue. To find it, start from Procyon, 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 35005
- Constellation
- Canis Minor
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.71
- Distance
- 294.4 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 108.636° · Dec 12.116°
- Catalogue
- HIP 35005 · HD 55730
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Other stars in Canis Minor
Canis Minor has 25 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- ProcyonAlpha Canis Minoris0.40
- GomeisaBeta Canis Minoris2.89
- Gamma Canis Minoris4.33
- 1 Canis Minoris5.37
- Delta 2 Canis Minoris5.59
- HIP 392135.65
- HIP 343875.74
- HIP 351205.78