Star profile
HIP 38089
What is HIP 38089
In Puppis, the symbolic stern of the ancient ship Argo, an orange K-type giant burns quietly. Its light set out about 232 years ago, just as the first modern revolutions were unfolding and a new idea of citizenship crossed the Atlantic. Cooler than the Sun and richer in amber hues, it offers the tempered glow of stars that have aged and begun to swell their atmospheres.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 38089 lies in the southern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is February, when it culminates around midnight.
- From London it never rises above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 2° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 77° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 43° N.
It ranks no. 33 in brightness among the 145 stars of Puppis in our catalogue. To find it, start from Naos, the brightest: it lies about 8° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 230 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 38089
- Constellation
- Puppis
- Apparent magnitude
- 4.69
- Distance
- 232.3 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 117.084° · Dec -47.078°
- Catalogue
- HIP 38089 · HD 63744
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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
- HIP 365144.65
- HIP 369174.65
- HIP 371734.69
- 19 Puppis4.72
- HIP 400964.73