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, 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 57° up.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 23° N.
It ranks no. 24 in brightness among the 31 stars of Musca in our catalogue. To find it, start from Alpha Musca, the brightest: it lies about 6° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 310 years ago.
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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