Star profile
HIP 62861
What is HIP 62861
On the legs of the Centaur gleams an orange K-type star, cooler and more serene than the Sun. Its 413 light-years began their journey when Cervantes was correcting the proofs of the second part of Don Quixote and the modern novel was finishing taking shape. Its amber glow travels like a loose page, crossing space without ever losing its origin.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 62861 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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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 62861
- Constellation
- Centaurus
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.91
- Distance
- 413.4 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 193.268° · Dec -54.952°
- Catalogue
- HIP 62861 · HD 111884
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Other stars in Centaurus
Centaurus has 174 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
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