Star profile
HIP 67605
Cool red starWhat is HIP 67605
In Canes Venatici, beside the mantle of the Great Bear, glows a cool red M-type star about 678 light-years away. Its light set out around 1348, when the Black Death was advancing across Europe and leaving cities silent. Far cooler than the Sun, its deep red is that of embers just before dawn.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 67605 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. 28 in brightness among the 33 stars of Canes Venatici in our catalogue. To find it, start from Cor Caroli, the brightest: it lies about 12° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 680 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 67605
- Constellation
- Canes Venatici
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.89
- Distance
- 678.2 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 207.788° · Dec 34.664°
- Catalogue
- HIP 67605 · HD 120819
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Other stars in Canes Venatici
Canes Venatici has 33 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- Cor CaroliAlpha 2 Canum Venaticorum2.89
- CharaBeta Canum Venaticorum4.24
- 24 Canum Venaticorum4.68
- HIP 626415.87
- HIP 655505.88
- HIP 671945.88
- 17 Canum Venaticorum5.91
- HIP 677825.91