Star profile
HIP 39538
What is HIP 39538
Unnamed within Camelopardalis, this A-type white star sent out its light 323 years ago. It set off as Europe signed the Peace of Ryswick that closed the Nine Years' War. Hotter and brighter than the Sun, its surface easily passes nine thousand degrees. It belongs to the lesser-watched northern constellations, where most stars carry no legend and quietly await their moment.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 39538 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: the Sun sits at the opposite point of the sky and the star culminates around midnight. How high it climbs above the horizon depends on the latitude you watch from.
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A public signature from a real person. The chosen name is a symbolic denomination within Stelvia, with no official standing or IAU recognition: the sky is not for sale and belongs to no one.
Astronomical data for HIP 39538
- Constellation
- Camelopardalis
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.39
- Distance
- 323.0 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 121.197° · Dec 79.480°
- Catalogue
- HIP 39538 · HD 64486
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Other stars in Camelopardalis
Camelopardalis has 75 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- Beta Camelopardalis4.03
- HIP 162284.21
- Alpha Camelopardalis4.26
- 40 Camelopardalis5.37
- HIP 391175.37
- HIP 625725.38
- HIP 178545.40
- HIP 203765.40