Star profile

HIP 65550

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

What is HIP 65550

Within the Hunting Dogs, Canes Venatici —that small celestial pack pursuing the Great Bear— shines an orange type K star, cooler and ruddier than the Sun. Its light took roughly 412 years to cross the void: it set out when Galileo first turned his telescope toward the Moon and discovered its craters. It appears today as a tempered ember among the backs of the hounds that bark at the great northern bear.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 65550 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 85° up.
From New York it culminates about 85° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 10° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 44° S.

It ranks no. 26 in brightness among the 33 stars of Canes Venatici in our catalogue. To find it, start from Cor Caroli, the brightest: it lies about 10° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 410 years ago.

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Astronomical data for HIP 65550

Constellation: Canes Venatici
Apparent magnitude: 5.88
Distance: 411.9 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 201.569° · Dec 46.028°
Catalogue: HIP 65550 · HD 116957

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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