Star profile

HIP 66907

3D likeness based on its real data · class G · ~5,500 K

What is HIP 66907

In the Hunting Dogs, a small constellation south of Ursa Major, shines a yellow star at 479 light-years. Its light departed around 1547, when Hernán Cortés was dying in Castilleja de la Cuesta and the European Renaissance was bidding farewell to some of its greatest creators. It is class G like the Sun, though older and more massive: a mature giant whose warm color recalls our star at full dawn.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 66907 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 culminates about 73° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 84° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 21° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 55° S.

It ranks no. 33 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 480 years ago.

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Astronomical data for HIP 66907

Constellation: Canes Venatici
Apparent magnitude: 5.98
Distance: 479.0 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 205.681° · Dec 34.989°
Catalogue: HIP 66907 · HD 119458

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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