Star profile
HIP 44283
Cool red starWhat is HIP 44283
In Volans, the flying fish, a constellation traced by Dutch navigators in the southern sky, a cool red M-class giant shines from some seven hundred and seven light years away. Its current light set off around the year 1318, during the transition from Gothic to early Italian Renaissance. The reddish tone, low surface temperature and enormous volume make it a star very unlike the Sun, despite being no farther than some brilliant neighbours.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 44283 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 55° up.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 21° N.
It ranks no. 18 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 710 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 44283
- Constellation
- Volans
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.89
- Distance
- 707.6 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 135.285° · Dec -68.684°
- Catalogue
- HIP 44283 · HD 77887
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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
- HIP 414515.51
- Kappa 2 Volans5.63
- Gamma 1 Volans5.68
- HIP 382105.78
- HIP 413215.95