Star profile
HIP 47592
Nearby starWhat is HIP 47592
In the long waters of Hydra shines a nearly neighbouring yellow sun, a G-type star just 49 light-years away —practically within cosmic arm's reach. Its light set out in the late 1970s, when the Pioneer 11 probe was making its first flyby of Jupiter. Similar in size to our own Sun, it might be called a discreet sister, close enough that its heartbeat feels almost familiar.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 47592 lies in the southern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is February, when it culminates around midnight.
- From London it culminates about 15° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 25° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 80° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 66° N.
It ranks no. 38 in brightness among the 121 stars of Hydra in our catalogue. To find it, start from Alphard, the brightest: it lies about 16° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 49 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 47592
- Constellation
- Hydra
- Apparent magnitude
- 4.93
- Distance
- 49.0 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 145.560° · Dec -23.916°
- Catalogue
- HIP 47592 · HD 84117
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Other stars in Hydra
Hydra has 121 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- AlphardAlpha Hydrae1.99
- Gamma Hydrae2.99
- Zeta Hydrae3.11
- HIP 520094.89
- Phi 3 Hydrae4.91
- Chi 1 Hydrae4.92
- HIP 562804.93
- Felis4.94