Star profile
HIP 37701
What is HIP 37701
In Lynx, a constellation only the sharpest eyes can trace, shines this white star 740 light-years away. Her light departed in the late 13th century, while Marco Polo crossed the Gobi desert on his way to Cathay. A type A star: hot, simple, clear, carved by gravity and hydrogen alone.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 37701 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 never sets and culminates about 89° up.
- From New York it never sets and culminates about 80° up.
- From Sydney it culminates about 6° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere north of 40° S.
It ranks no. 22 in brightness among the 60 stars of Lynx in our catalogue. To find it, start from Alpha Lynx, the brightest: it lies about 24° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 740 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 37701
- Constellation
- Lynx
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.31
- Distance
- 739.7 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 116.017° · Dec 50.434°
- Catalogue
- HIP 37701 · HD 61931
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Other stars in Lynx
Lynx has 60 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
See all 60 stars in Lynx