Star profile
HIP 50888
What is HIP 50888
In small Antlia, the constellation of the air pump born in the heart of the 18th century, shines a white star of clean, clear light. Its glow began its journey 135 years ago, when Edison was already lighting streets with bulbs and Eiffel was finishing his tower in Paris. Hotter and brighter than the Sun, it recalls a pure mercury lamp, a brilliance hard to look away from.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 50888 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, when it culminates around midnight.
- From London it culminates about 1° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 11° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 86° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 52° N.
It ranks no. 6 in brightness among the 23 stars of Antlia in our catalogue. To find it, start from Alpha Antliae, the brightest: it lies about 7° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 140 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 50888
- Constellation
- Antlia
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.34
- Distance
- 135.2 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 155.872° · Dec -38.010°
- Catalogue
- HIP 50888 · HD 90132
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Other stars in Antlia
Antlia has 23 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- Alpha Antliae4.28
- Epsilon Antliae4.51
- Iota Antliae4.60
- Theta Antliae4.78
- Eta Antliae5.23
- HIP 541735.43
- HIP 465785.49
- HIP 518215.50