Star profile
HIP 36795
What is HIP 36795
In the southern constellation of Puppis burns a yellow-white F-type star, slightly hotter and more luminous than the Sun. Its light takes around 82 years to reach Earth: what we see today set out in 1944, when Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy. It rests among the echoes of the ancient ship Argo, broken by astronomers into three constellations —Puppis, Vela and Carina— to honor the mythic voyage of the Argonauts.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 36795 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 16° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 27° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 78° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 68° N.
It ranks no. 19 in brightness among the 145 stars of Puppis in our catalogue. To find it, start from Naos, the brightest: it lies about 19° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 83 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 36795
- Constellation
- Puppis
- Apparent magnitude
- 4.44
- Distance
- 82.5 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 113.513° · Dec -22.296°
- Catalogue
- HIP 36795 · HD 60532
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Other stars in Puppis
Puppis has 145 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- NaosZeta Puppis2.21
- Pi Puppis2.71
- TureisRho Puppis2.83
- 16 Puppis4.40
- HIP 349224.42
- HIP 403264.42
- HIP 400914.44
- HIP 407064.44