Star profile
HIP 37946
Variable starWhat is HIP 37946
In the constellation of the Lynx glows an old red M-type giant, cooler than the Sun yet vastly larger, its surface trembling in slow pulsations. The light reaching us tonight set off some four centuries ago, when the first true scientific academies were taking shape in Europe. Across 433 light-years it carries the colour of embers and the patience of a star nearing the end of its long cycle, breathing in tides of light no one has yet learned to predict.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 37946 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 76° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 87° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 19° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere north of 52° S.
It ranks no. 16 in brightness among the 60 stars of Lynx in our catalogue. To find it, start from Alpha Lynx, the brightest: it lies about 19° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 430 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 37946
- Constellation
- Lynx
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.15
- Distance
- 433.2 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 116.664° · Dec 37.517°
- Catalogue
- HIP 37946 · HD 62647
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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