Star profile
HIP 522
What is HIP 522
Almost a sister of the Sun —a G-type yellow at around 84 light-years— perched in the southern Phoenix. The light reaching us tonight left when the first radio telescopes were being built and the world was just beginning to explore radio astronomy. A peaceful point, rather like our own, set in the bird that endlessly renews itself.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 522 lies in the southern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is August, when it culminates around midnight.
- From London it never rises above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 1° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 75° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 41° N.
It ranks no. 31 in brightness among the 39 stars of Phoenix in our catalogue. To find it, start from Ankaa, the brightest: it lies about 8° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 84 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 522
- Constellation
- Phoenix
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.70
- Distance
- 83.9 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 1.579° · Dec -49.075°
- Catalogue
- HIP 522 · HD 142
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Other stars in Phoenix
Phoenix has 39 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- AnkaaAlpha Phoenicis2.40
- Beta Phoenicis3.32
- Gamma Phoenicis3.41
- HIP 27115.57
- HIP 93135.57
- HIP 23835.67
- Tau Phoenicis5.71
- Xi Phoenicis5.72