Star profile

HIP 70469

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

What is HIP 70469

Above the scales of Libra, that eternal balance of the sky, shines an orange star whose warm red speaks of a life already well advanced. Its light set out around 1568, while the Netherlands began the war that would take eighty years of its existence. Cooler than the Sun yet far larger, it holds a fragile balance between stillness and change.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 70469 lies in the southern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is May, when it culminates around midnight.

From London it culminates about 14° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 24° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 81° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere south of 65° N.

It ranks no. 24 in brightness among the 49 stars of Libra in our catalogue. To find it, start from Zubeneschamali, the brightest: it lies about 20° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 460 years ago.

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Astronomical data for HIP 70469

Constellation: Libra
Apparent magnitude: 5.34
Distance: 458.8 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 216.203° · Dec -24.806°
Catalogue: HIP 70469 · HD 126218

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Other stars in Libra

Libra has 49 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 49 stars in Libra