Star profile

HIP 41307

3D likeness based on its real data · class A · ~8,500 K

What is HIP 41307

A white ember kindled in the long folds of Hydra, the largest of the constellations. Its light set out 122 years ago, when the Lumière brothers were projecting the first moving images before a stunned Parisian audience. Its A-class spectrum gives it that polished-ice tone —hotter and far whiter than the Sun— visible only when the atmosphere grants a clean, still night.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 41307 lies in the southern 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 35° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 45° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 60° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere south of 86° N.

It ranks no. 12 in brightness among the 121 stars of Hydra in our catalogue. To find it, start from Alphard, the brightest: it lies about 16° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 120 years ago.

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Astronomical data for HIP 41307

Constellation: Hydra
Apparent magnitude: 3.91
Distance: 122.4 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 126.415° · Dec -3.906°
Catalogue: HIP 41307 · HD 71155

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Other stars in Hydra

Hydra has 121 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 121 stars in Hydra