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HIP 63916

3D likeness based on its real data · class K · ~4,200 K

What is HIP 63916

Within the Hunting Dogs, beside the polished figure of the herdsman, shines an orange K-type star 433 light-years away. Its light set out toward us when Philip II was raising El Escorial on the slopes of the Guadarrama, in the heart of the 16th century. Cooler and larger than the Sun, its coppery tone and dense atmosphere make it a star of tepid light that seems to burn in silence.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 63916 lies in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is March, when it culminates around midnight.

From London it never sets and culminates about 84° up.
From New York it culminates about 85° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 11° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 45° S.

It ranks no. 20 in brightness among the 33 stars of Canes Venatici in our catalogue. To find it, start from Cor Caroli, the brightest: it lies about 7° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 430 years ago.

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Astronomical data for HIP 63916

Constellation: Canes Venatici
Apparent magnitude: 5.64
Distance: 432.6 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 196.468° · Dec 45.269°
Catalogue: HIP 63916 · HD 113847

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Other stars in Canes Venatici

Canes Venatici has 33 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 33 stars in Canes Venatici