Star profile

HIP 49893

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

What is HIP 49893

Within the modest Lesser Lion, Leo Minor —that small constellation curled beside the great zodiacal feline— shines an orange type K star, cool and ruddy, older than the Sun. Its light took roughly 638 years to reach us: it set out when the Black Death ravaged Europe and the great Gothic builders were raising Notre-Dame of Paris. It appears today as an ancient ember, faithful witness to that desolated century.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 49893 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, when it culminates around midnight.

From London it culminates about 76° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 87° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 19° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 53° S.

It ranks no. 19 in brightness among the 22 stars of Leo Minor in our catalogue. To find it, start from Praecipua, the brightest: it lies about 9° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 640 years ago.

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Astronomical data for HIP 49893

Constellation: Leo Minor
Apparent magnitude: 5.86
Distance: 638.4 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 152.803° · Dec 37.402°
Catalogue: HIP 49893 · HD 88231

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Other stars in Leo Minor

Leo Minor has 22 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 22 stars in Leo Minor