Star profile

HIP 46225

3D likeness based on its real data · class A · ~8,500 K

What is HIP 46225

In the southern keel of Carina, far from the famous names of the sky, a white star burns 252 light-years away. Its light departed around 1773, during the reign of Charles III, when Spanish sailors were charting the coasts of the Pacific. An A-type star, young and hot, easily seen from the southern hemisphere.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 46225 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: 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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Astronomical data for HIP 46225

Constellation: Carina
Apparent magnitude: 5.77
Distance: 252.5 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 141.364° · Dec -61.950°
Catalogue: HIP 46225 · HD 81830

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Other stars in Carina

Carina has 124 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 124 stars in Carina