hip-45344

Hot blue star

Its story

Nameless in Vela, this very hot blue star has been pouring its light through the cosmos for 612 years. It set off when, in 1414, the Council of Constance was opening to reunify Christendom. A massive B-type, with a surface temperature several times that of the Sun, it lives fast and will burn out in a fraction of the Sun's lifetime. One of those austral blue beacons that seems to scorch the surrounding air.

Constellation: Vela
Apparent magnitude: 5.24
Distance: 612.0 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 138.602° · Dec -43.227°
Catalogue: HIP 45344 · HD 79735

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