Star profile
HIP 61015
Cool red starWhat is HIP 61015
Red and ancient in the small sketch of Corvus the Crow, this M giant reaches us from 982 light-years. Its light departed around the year 1043, while Bi Sheng was experimenting in China with movable-type printing —four centuries before Gutenberg. An old flame carrying an even older piece of news: that of its own existence.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 61015 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 culminates about 15° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 26° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 80° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 66° N.
It ranks no. 13 in brightness among the 18 stars of Corvus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Gienah, the brightest: it lies about 7° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 980 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 61015
- Constellation
- Corvus
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.63
- Distance
- 982.5 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 187.573° · Dec -23.696°
- Catalogue
- HIP 61015 · HD 108821
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Other stars in Corvus
Corvus has 18 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- GienahGamma Corvi2.58
- KrazBeta Corvi2.65
- AlgorabDelta Corvi2.94
- HIP 585875.28
- 3 Corvi5.45
- HIP 612965.58
- 6 Corvi5.66
- HIP 612125.74