Star profile
HIP 37478
What is HIP 37478
In Canis Minor, the lesser dog that follows Orion, a white A-type star shines at about 455 light-years. Its light began its journey around 1571, the year of the Battle of Lepanto, in the midst of a century of great naval clashes in the Mediterranean. Hotter and brighter than the Sun, its surface approaches 9000 degrees and casts a clean white glow over the silhouette of its small constellation.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 37478 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 culminates about 42° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 53° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 52° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere north of 86° S.
It ranks no. 24 in brightness among the 25 stars of Canis Minor in our catalogue. To find it, start from Procyon, the brightest: it lies about 2° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 460 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 37478
- Constellation
- Canis Minor
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.95
- Distance
- 455.0 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 115.396° · Dec 3.625°
- Catalogue
- HIP 37478 · HD 61887
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Other stars in Canis Minor
Canis Minor has 25 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- ProcyonAlpha Canis Minoris0.40
- GomeisaBeta Canis Minoris2.89
- Gamma Canis Minoris4.33
- HIP 387125.86
- HIP 370315.89
- HIP 354765.90
- HIP 355095.91
- HIP 357125.99