Star profile

HIP 58884

3D likeness based on its real data · class A · ~8,500 K

What is HIP 58884

In the tiny southern Musca, some 347 light-years away, shines this white type A star. Its light began its journey around 1678, while Newton was quietly refining the principles that would explain the mechanics of the heavens. Hotter, more massive and more luminous than the Sun, it gleams cold and crisp inside a modern constellation traced by Dutch navigators under southern skies Europe was only beginning to map.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 58884 lies in the southern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is May, 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 56° up.

It can be seen from anywhere south of 22° N.

It ranks no. 17 in brightness among the 31 stars of Musca in our catalogue. To find it, start from Alpha Musca, the brightest: it lies about 3° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 350 years ago.

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Astronomical data for HIP 58884

Constellation: Musca
Apparent magnitude: 5.34
Distance: 347.4 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 181.162° · Dec -68.329°
Catalogue: HIP 58884 · HD 104878

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Other stars in Musca

Musca has 31 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 31 stars in Musca