Star profile

HIP 41723

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

What is HIP 41723

An orange star in the small constellation Pyxis, the navigator's compass. Its light crossed 1055 years before reaching us: when it set off, Iberian Christian kingdoms were advancing southward and Islamic caliphates were cultivating mathematical knowledge in Córdoba and Baghdad. A K-class star, more restful and golden than the Sun, it holds the warm glow of mature stars in the southern sky.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 41723 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 culminates about 6° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 17° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 88° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere south of 58° N.

It ranks no. 14 in brightness among the 18 stars of Pyxis in our catalogue. To find it, start from Alpha Pyxidis, the brightest: it lies about 3° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 1,100 years ago.

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Astronomical data for HIP 41723

Constellation: Pyxis
Apparent magnitude: 5.61
Distance: 1055.7 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 127.619° · Dec -32.159°
Catalogue: HIP 41723 · HD 72227

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Other stars in Pyxis

Pyxis has 18 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 18 stars in Pyxis