Star profile

HIP 66435

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

What is HIP 66435

In Ursa Minor, not far from the pole star, shines an orange giant some 411 light-years away. Its light set out around 1614, when Galileo was still defending the Copernican system and Cervantes was publishing the second part of Don Quixote. Cooler and more golden than the Sun, it offers a serene northern point for those who lift their gaze in search of a guiding star.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 66435 lies in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is February: 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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Astronomical data for HIP 66435

Constellation: Ursa Minor
Apparent magnitude: 5.50
Distance: 411.3 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 204.296° · Dec 71.242°
Catalogue: HIP 66435 · HD 118904

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Other stars in Ursa Minor

Ursa Minor has 25 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 25 stars in Ursa Minor