Star profile
HIP 41451
What is HIP 41451
In the deep southern sky, within the small constellation of Volans —the flying fish—, shines a white star of pure light. Its journey began around 1747, when Linnaeus was settling in Uppsala the new taxonomy that would order all living things. Hotter and more massive than the Sun, it travels that youthful phase in which stellar fire is sharp and powerful.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 41451 lies in the southern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is April, when it culminates around midnight.
- From London it never rises above the horizon.
- From New York it never rises above the horizon.
- From Sydney it never sets and culminates about 54° up.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 20° N.
It ranks no. 14 in brightness among the 19 stars of Volans in our catalogue. To find it, start from Beta Volans, the brightest: it lies about 4° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 280 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 41451
- Constellation
- Volans
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.51
- Distance
- 279.5 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 126.820° · Dec -70.093°
- Catalogue
- HIP 41451 · HD 72337
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Other stars in Volans
Volans has 19 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- Beta Volans3.77
- Gamma 2 Volans3.78
- Zeta Volans3.93
- Kappa 1 Volans5.33
- HIP 434145.34
- Iota Volans5.41
- Kappa 2 Volans5.63
- Gamma 1 Volans5.68