Star profile
HIP 43414
What is HIP 43414
In Volans, one of those late little figures European navigators drew while sailing the southern seas, shines an F-type yellow-white star. Its light set out one hundred and seventy years ago, when telegraphs were beginning to weave a first nervous network across continents. Slightly hotter and more luminous than the Sun, it sheds that clear, pale-gold tone so characteristic of its kind. It is a quiet light in the southern celestial waters, like a glint among dark waves and modern constellations.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 43414 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 57° up.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 23° N.
It ranks no. 12 in brightness among the 19 stars of Volans in our catalogue. To find it, start from Beta Volans, the brightest: it lies about 3° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 170 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 43414
- Constellation
- Volans
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.34
- Distance
- 169.4 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 132.645° · Dec -66.793°
- Catalogue
- HIP 43414 · HD 76143
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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
- Theta Volans5.19
- Eta Volans5.28
- Kappa 1 Volans5.33
- Iota Volans5.41
- HIP 414515.51