Star profile

HIP 35957

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

What is HIP 35957

It glows orange in Canis Major, the Great Dog, around 660 light years away. Its light set out around the 14th century, when the Black Death swept across Europe and the University of Salamanca had already become a beacon of learning. A K-type star, cooler than the Sun and warmly coppery in hue. Its calm radiance is the kind that seems to keep the observer company, without flamboyance, like an old friendship rediscovered far from the noise.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 35957 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 7° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 17° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 88° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere south of 58° N.

It ranks no. 41 in brightness among the 90 stars of Canis Major in our catalogue. To find it, start from Sirius, the brightest: it lies about 18° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 660 years ago.

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Astronomical data for HIP 35957

Constellation: Canis Major
Apparent magnitude: 5.35
Distance: 660.3 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 111.183° · Dec -31.809°
Catalogue: HIP 35957 · HD 58535

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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