Star profile
HIP 70327
What is HIP 70327
In Boötes, watcher of the north, a white A-type star shines about 215 light-years away. Its light departed around 1811, when a long-tailed comet crossed the European skies and Regency England was inspiring Jane Austen. Hotter and brighter than the Sun, it keeps the cool radiance of young white stars that have only just begun to count their time.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 70327 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 47° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 58° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 48° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere north of 82° S.
It ranks no. 27 in brightness among the 88 stars of Boötes in our catalogue. To find it, start from Arcturus, the brightest: it lies about 11° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 220 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 70327
- Constellation
- Boötes
- Apparent magnitude
- 4.86
- Distance
- 215.0 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 215.845° · Dec 8.447°
- Catalogue
- HIP 70327 · HD 126128
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Other stars in Boötes
Boötes has 88 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- ArcturusAlpha Boötis-0.05
- IzarEpsilon Boötis2.35
- MuphridEta Boötis2.68
- 12 Boötis4.82
- 44 Boötis4.83
- 20 Boötis4.84
- 31 Boötis4.86
- 6 Boötis4.92