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, when it culminates around midnight.
- From London it never rises above the horizon.
- From New York it never rises above the horizon.
- From Sydney it never sets and culminates about 52° up.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 18° N.
It ranks no. 20 in brightness among the 31 stars of Musca in our catalogue. To find it, start from Alpha Musca, the brightest: it lies about 3° 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 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