Star profile

HIP 35427

3D likeness based on its real data · class G · ~5,500 K

What is HIP 35427

In Canis Major, far from the glare of Sirius, a yellow star of the Sun's kind burns at 1,254 light-years. Its light departed around the year 770, when Charlemagne was consolidating his Frankish realm through endless campaigns. A mature G giant: what the Sun will become some five billion years from now, when its hydrogen runs out and it swells.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 35427 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 culminates about 12° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 23° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 83° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere south of 63° N.

It ranks no. 39 in brightness among the 90 stars of Canis Major in our catalogue. To find it, start from Sirius, the brightest: it lies about 13° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 1,300 years ago.

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Astronomical data for HIP 35427

Constellation: Canis Major
Apparent magnitude: 5.29
Distance: 1254.6 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 109.714° · Dec -26.586°
Catalogue: HIP 35427 · HD 57146

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Other stars in Canis Major

Canis Major has 90 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 90 stars in Canis Major