Star profile
HIP 49485
What is HIP 49485
An orange K-type star rests in Vela, that fragment of the legendary ship Argo unfurled across austral seas. Its light began its journey some 240 years ago, when the French Revolution shook Europe and a new political order was being born. Cooler than the Sun, its coppery glow evokes a sunset frozen in the firmament —a gentle ember suspended in the motionless sail of the sky.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 49485 lies in the southern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is March: 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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A public signature from a real person. The chosen name is a symbolic denomination within Stelvia, with no official standing or IAU recognition: the sky is not for sale and belongs to no one.
Astronomical data for HIP 49485
- Constellation
- Vela
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.06
- Distance
- 240.4 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 151.547° · Dec -47.370°
- Catalogue
- HIP 49485 · HD 87783
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Other stars in Vela
Vela has 127 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- Gamma 2 Velorum1.75
- AlsephinaDelta Velorum1.93
- SuhailLambda Velorum2.23
- HIP 516355.02
- HIP 416395.03
- HIP 396905.04
- HIP 414835.08
- HIP 434135.09