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HIP 47594

3D likeness based on its real data · class G · ~5,500 K

What is HIP 47594

In Ursa Major —the wagon that rolls forever around the north pole— shines a G-type star, yellow, spectral sister to the Sun. Its light departed at the end of the fifteenth century, when Christopher Columbus was crossing the Atlantic and Leonardo da Vinci was sketching his first flying machines. Five centuries later, that same light —golden and serene— completes its long voyage.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 47594 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 never sets and culminates about 72° up.
  • From New York it never sets and culminates about 61° up.
  • From Sydney it never rises above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 21° S.

It ranks no. 86 in brightness among the 124 stars of Ursa Major in our catalogue. To find it, start from Alioth, the brightest: it lies about 25° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 490 years ago.

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Astronomical data for HIP 47594

Constellation
Ursa Major
Apparent magnitude
5.72
Distance
493.5 light years
Coordinates (J2000)
RA 145.562° · Dec 69.238°
Catalogue
HIP 47594 · HD 83489

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Other stars in Ursa Major

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

See all 124 stars in Ursa Major