Star profile
HIP 59746
What is HIP 59746
Along the winding body of Draco, glows an orange K-type giant 466 light-years away. Its warm light set out as Cervantes published the first part of Don Quixote in Madrid. Cooler than the Sun yet far larger, it offers a golden gleam among the dragon's scales, reminding us that every circumpolar star keeps a rhythm different from our lives.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 59746 lies in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is February, when it culminates around midnight.
- From London it never sets and culminates about 71° up.
- From New York it never sets and culminates about 60° up.
- From Sydney it never rises above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere north of 20° S.
It ranks no. 89 in brightness among the 122 stars of Draco in our catalogue. To find it, start from Eltanin, the brightest: it lies about 41° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 470 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 59746
- Constellation
- Draco
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.72
- Distance
- 466.0 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 183.785° · Dec 70.200°
- Catalogue
- HIP 59746 · HD 106574
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Other stars in Draco
Draco has 122 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- EltaninGamma Draco2.24
- AthebyneEta Draco2.73
- RastabanBeta Draco2.79
- HIP 849505.69
- 68 Draco5.70
- 71 Draco5.71
- HIP 752605.72
- HIP 711115.74