Star profile
HIP 67782
What is HIP 67782
In the modest hounds of Canes Venatici, this white A-type star shines about 215 light-years away. Its light began the journey around 1810, when Spain was living through the first Cortes of Cádiz and France was crowning Napoleon emperor of Europe. Hotter and brighter than the Sun, its white tone reveals a young, vibrant surface. We see it today as a luminous whisper from the Napoleonic era.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 67782 lies in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is April, when it culminates around midnight.
- From London it culminates about 67° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 78° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 27° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere north of 61° S.
It ranks no. 30 in brightness among the 33 stars of Canes Venatici in our catalogue. To find it, start from Cor Caroli, the brightest: it lies about 15° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 210 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 67782
- Constellation
- Canes Venatici
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.91
- Distance
- 214.5 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 208.293° · Dec 28.648°
- Catalogue
- HIP 67782 · HD 121164
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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 671945.88
- HIP 676055.89
- 17 Canum Venaticorum5.91
- HIP 672105.92
- 10 Canum Venaticorum5.95