Star profile
HIP 60610
Hot blue starWhat is HIP 60610
In Centaurus, that mythical figure of the southern sky, shines a very hot and luminous blue star. Its light began the journey around 1587, the year Mary Stuart was executed in England and Philip II was preparing the Invincible Armada. Far more massive than the Sun, it radiates an intense bluish white, characteristic of stars that burn with a fast and violent fire.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 60610 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 60610
- Constellation
- Centaurus
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.71
- Distance
- 439.0 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 186.341° · Dec -35.186°
- Catalogue
- HIP 60610 · HD 108114
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Other stars in Centaurus
Centaurus has 174 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- Rigil KentaurusAlpha 1 Centauri-0.01
- HadarBeta Centauri0.61
- TolimanAlpha 2 Centauri1.35
- HIP 655935.69
- HIP 627035.70
- HIP 640535.70
- HIP 666665.74
- HIP 714535.74