Star profile

HIP 47544

3D likeness based on its real data · class K · ~4,200 K

What is HIP 47544

In Leo, one of the great figures of the zodiac, glows this orange K-type star. Its light set out around 773 years ago, near 1253, when Parisian masters were debating at the Sorbonne and the first golden age of European universities was beginning. Cooler than the Sun yet swollen with age, it offers a warm, deep orange. Far from the heart of Regulus, it watches over a sober corner of the Lion, a reminder that great constellations are also made of quiet stars.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 47544 lies in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is February: 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 47544

Constellation: Leo
Apparent magnitude: 5.90
Distance: 773.0 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 145.396° · Dec 31.278°
Catalogue: HIP 47544 · HD 83787

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Other stars in Leo

Leo has 80 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 80 stars in Leo