Star profile
HIP 44700
What is HIP 44700
A yellow Sun-like glow tucked among the scarce bright points of Lynx, a constellation so faint Hevelius named it for the eyes of the lynx. Its light left 817 years ago, when Genghis Khan was unifying the steppes and Europe had no inkling of the empire rising across central Asia.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 44700 lies in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is January, when it culminates around midnight.
- From London it culminates about 77° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 88° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 18° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere north of 52° S.
It ranks no. 7 in brightness among the 60 stars of Lynx in our catalogue. To find it, start from Alpha Lynx, the brightest: it lies about 5° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 820 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 44700
- Constellation
- Lynx
- Apparent magnitude
- 4.56
- Distance
- 817.5 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 136.632° · Dec 38.452°
- Catalogue
- HIP 44700 · HD 77912
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Other stars in Lynx
Lynx has 60 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
See all 60 stars in Lynx