Star profile
HIP 35727
Hot blue starWhat is HIP 35727
In the realm of Canis Major shines a blue-white type-B star whose light set out in the late sixteenth century, when Galileo first pointed his telescope at the skies of Padua. Hotter and more massive than the Sun, its hue is that of the youngest flames —a brief, glorious blaze proper to stars that will burn fast. Nearly five centuries were needed for its message to reach the human eye.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 35727 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 19° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 30° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 75° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 71° N.
It ranks no. 28 in brightness among the 90 stars of Canis Major in our catalogue. To find it, start from Sirius, the brightest: it lies about 9° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 480 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 35727
- Constellation
- Canis Major
- Apparent magnitude
- 4.94
- Distance
- 481.1 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 110.556° · Dec -19.017°
- Catalogue
- HIP 35727 · HD 57821
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Other stars in Canis Major
Canis Major has 90 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- SiriusAlpha Canis Majoris-1.44
- AdharaEpsilon Canis Majoris1.50
- WezenDelta Canis Majoris1.83
- 15 Canis Majoris4.82
- HIP 352104.83
- 29 Canis Majoris4.88
- HIP 297355.00
- Mu Canis Majoris5.00