Star profile
HIP 62608
What is HIP 62608
In the tiny Southern Fly, Musca, shines a yellow type-G star 467 light-years away, a chromatic cousin of the Sun. Its light took flight when Coronado was exploring the borders of New Mexico and Spanish conquistadors were drawing maps of a world still unnamed. It shares our star's golden tint, yet burns far beyond —a sister flame, scattered across the southern firmament.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 62608 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: 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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A public signature from a real person. The chosen name is a symbolic denomination within Stelvia, with no official standing or IAU recognition: the sky is not for sale and belongs to no one.
Astronomical data for HIP 62608
- Constellation
- Musca
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.55
- Distance
- 467.3 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 192.437° · Dec -71.986°
- Catalogue
- HIP 62608 · HD 111315
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Other stars in Musca
Musca has 31 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- Alpha Musca2.69
- Beta Musca3.04
- Delta Musca3.61
- HIP 588845.34
- Theta Musca5.44
- HIP 556575.55
- HIP 655225.65
- Zeta 1 Musca5.73