Star profile
HIP 56287
What is HIP 56287
Musca, the Fly, is a tiny young austral constellation, traced by Bayer in the 17th century. Within it dwells this K-class orange at three hundred and six light-years. Its light departed around 1719, well into Philip V's reign, as Spain was still digesting the Treaty of Utrecht and recomposing its Mediterranean policy. A humble star in a humble constellation, yet present every night in the deep southern sky.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 56287 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: the Sun sits at the opposite point of the sky and the star culminates around midnight. How high it climbs above the horizon depends on the latitude you watch from.
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Astronomical data for HIP 56287
- Constellation
- Musca
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.89
- Distance
- 306.6 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 173.083° · Dec -66.962°
- Catalogue
- HIP 56287 · HD 100382
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Other stars in Musca
Musca has 31 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- Alpha Musca2.69
- Beta Musca3.04
- Delta Musca3.61
- HIP 655225.65
- Zeta 1 Musca5.73
- HIP 611815.88
- HIP 587205.89
- HIP 644665.91