Star profile
HIP 35136
What is HIP 35136
In the quiet outline of Lynx, a constellation invented by Hevelius for the sharpest eyes, glows this yellow G-type star, a close cousin of the Sun. Its light set out in the early 1970s, when Apollo astronauts were taking their first lunar walks and Pink Floyd was recording its seminal albums. Only about 55 light-years away, it is one of those mild neighbours that remind us the Sun is not alone. To look at it is to greet a companion within almost a cosmic stone's throw.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 35136 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 never sets and culminates about 86° up.
- From New York it culminates about 83° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 9° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere north of 43° S.
It ranks no. 32 in brightness among the 60 stars of Lynx in our catalogue. To find it, start from Alpha Lynx, the brightest: it lies about 27° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 55 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 35136
- Constellation
- Lynx
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.54
- Distance
- 55.1 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 108.959° · Dec 47.240°
- Catalogue
- HIP 35136 · HD 55575
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Other stars in Lynx
Lynx has 60 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- Alpha Lynx3.14
- 38 Lynx3.82
- HIP 442483.96
- HIP 411525.52
- HIP 306515.53
- HIP 326095.54
- HIP 374415.58
- 43 Lynx5.61