Star profile
HIP 61910
Variable starWhat is HIP 61910
In Corvus, the small raven of the southern sky, beats a yellow-white F-type star whose brightness changes with a subtle pulse, as if breathing slowly. Its light takes around 257 years to reach us: what we see today set out around 1768, when Captain Cook was sailing the Endeavour to observe the transit of Venus from the Pacific. Corvus, brief and sharp, was already cataloged by Ptolemy in the second century.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 61910 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 25° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 36° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 69° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 77° N.
It ranks no. 8 in brightness among the 18 stars of Corvus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Gienah, the brightest: it lies about 8° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 260 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 61910
- Constellation
- Corvus
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.17
- Distance
- 257.5 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 190.316° · Dec -13.014°
- Catalogue
- HIP 61910 · HD 110317
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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
- AlchibaAlpha Corvi4.02
- Eta Corvi4.30
- HIP 602215.14
- Zeta Corvi5.20
- HIP 585875.28