Star profile
HIP 42147
What is HIP 42147
In the small celestial Compass of the southern sky shines a white star about 586 light-years away. Its light set out around 1440, when Gutenberg was perfecting the movable-type press and Europe was preparing to multiply knowledge without measure. Hotter than the Sun, it offers a crisp white glow —a sober beacon above the instrument of ancient navigators.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 42147 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: 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 42147
- Constellation
- Pyxis
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.95
- Distance
- 585.6 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 128.870° · Dec -26.843°
- Catalogue
- HIP 42147 · HD 73072
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Other stars in Pyxis
Pyxis has 18 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- Alpha Pyxidis3.68
- Beta Pyxidis3.97
- Gamma Pyxidis4.02
- Epsilon Pyxidis5.59
- HIP 417235.61
- HIP 429235.74
- HIP 415155.75
- HIP 433705.86