Star profile

HIP 71568

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

What is HIP 71568

Within Boötes, the eternal herdsman of the northern sky, an orange K-class giant burns with ancient warmth. Its light began its journey more than nine hundred years ago, when Europe was finishing its Romanesque cathedrals and troubadours roamed the roads. Cooler and far larger than the Sun, its coppery ember tints the constellation with the patina of mature stars.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 71568 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: the Sun sits at the opposite point of the sky and the star culminates around midnight. How high it climbs above the horizon depends on the latitude you watch from.

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Astronomical data for HIP 71568

Constellation: Boötes
Apparent magnitude: 5.74
Distance: 901.1 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 219.553° · Dec 43.642°
Catalogue: HIP 71568 · HD 128902

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Other stars in Boötes

Boötes has 88 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 88 stars in Boötes