Star profile
HIP 50371
Variable starWhat is HIP 50371
Orange and pulsing in the southern reach of Carina, this K-type giant breathes in slow cycles only telescopes can trace. Its light has been crossing the void for 657 years —it set out when Portuguese sailors first rounded the Cape of Good Hope— and continues to arrive, indifferent to the continent it revealed.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 50371 lies in the southern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is April, when it culminates around midnight.
- From London it never rises above the horizon.
- From New York it never rises above the horizon.
- From Sydney it never sets and culminates about 63° up.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 29° N.
It ranks no. 9 in brightness among the 124 stars of Carina in our catalogue. To find it, start from Canopus, the brightest: it lies about 32° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 660 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 50371
- Constellation
- Carina
- Apparent magnitude
- 3.39
- Distance
- 657.7 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 154.271° · Dec -61.332°
- Catalogue
- HIP 50371 · HD 89388
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Other stars in Carina
Carina has 124 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- CanopusAlpha Carinae-0.62
- MiaplacidusBeta Carinae1.67
- AviorEpsilon Carinae1.86
- Upsilon Carinae2.92
- Omega Carinae3.29
- HIP 515763.30
- HIP 450803.43
- Chi Carinae3.46