Star profile

HIP 53316

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

What is HIP 53316

Within the modest cup of the constellation Crater shines an orange type-K star, slightly cooler than the Sun and of a golden-coppery hue. Its light set out nearly 500 years ago, when Magellan and Elcano were completing the first circumnavigation of the planet and the world was discovering itself round in a single sweep. Today, that same light settles upon our retina, intact, after half a millennium in transit.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 53316 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 25° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 36° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 70° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere south of 76° N.

It ranks no. 12 in brightness among the 17 stars of Crater in our catalogue. To find it, start from Delta Crateris, the brightest: it lies about 6° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 490 years ago.

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Astronomical data for HIP 53316

Constellation: Crater
Apparent magnitude: 5.65
Distance: 492.7 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 163.574° · Dec -13.758°
Catalogue: HIP 53316 · HD 94481

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Other stars in Crater

Crater has 17 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 17 stars in Crater