Star profile
HIP 71111
What is HIP 71111
Within the tail of Draco the northern dragon glows an orange K-type star 620 light years away. Its light set out when Joan of Arc arrived at Chinon to recognize the dauphin and the course of the Hundred Years' War shifted. Cooler than the Sun yet already in its expansive maturity, it pours out a golden glow reminiscent of old amber.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 71111 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 never sets and culminates about 86° up.
- From New York it never sets and culminates about 75° up.
- From Sydney it culminates about 1° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere north of 35° S.
It ranks no. 91 in brightness among the 122 stars of Draco in our catalogue. To find it, start from Eltanin, the brightest: it lies about 30° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 620 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 71111
- Constellation
- Draco
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.74
- Distance
- 620.2 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 218.129° · Dec 55.398°
- Catalogue
- HIP 71111 · HD 128000
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Other stars in Draco
Draco has 122 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- EltaninGamma Draco2.24
- AthebyneEta Draco2.73
- RastabanBeta Draco2.79
- 71 Draco5.71
- HIP 597465.72
- HIP 752605.72
- HIP 759745.74
- 41 Draco5.74