Star profile

HIP 39311

3D likeness based on its real data · class K · ~4,200 K

What is HIP 39311

In the discreet Canis Minor glows an orange ember of type K, a star slightly cooler than the Sun that tints the sky with the hue of a lingering dusk. Its light crossed 254 years of emptiness to arrive here —it set out when the first hot-air balloons rose above Paris in 1783— and has travelled in silence while modern republics were born. It shines with a serene radiance, far from the cosmic roar, like a patient candle held in the middle of the night.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 39311 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 41° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 52° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 54° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 88° S.

It ranks no. 4 in brightness among the 25 stars of Canis Minor in our catalogue. To find it, start from Procyon, the brightest: it lies about 6° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 250 years ago.

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Astronomical data for HIP 39311

Constellation: Canis Minor
Apparent magnitude: 4.39
Distance: 254.0 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 120.566° · Dec 2.335°
Catalogue: HIP 39311 · HD 66141

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Other stars in Canis Minor

Canis Minor has 25 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 25 stars in Canis Minor