Star profile

HIP 71759

3D likeness based on its real data · class F · ~6,500 K

What is HIP 71759

In Boötes, that old herdsman driving the two bears around the pole, shines a yellow-white star of F type. Its light set out one hundred and sixty-six years ago, when the first transatlantic telegraph cables were being laid and two continents began speaking to each other in a matter of minutes. Slightly hotter than the Sun, it gives off a clear, pale-gold tone proper to its class. It is a lesser light on the silhouette of the celestial herdsman, present every night for those willing to pause and seek it beyond its bright Arcturus.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 71759 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 52° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 63° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 43° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 76° S.

It ranks no. 80 in brightness among the 88 stars of Boötes in our catalogue. To find it, start from Arcturus, the brightest: it lies about 8° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 170 years ago.

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Astronomical data for HIP 71759

Constellation: Boötes
Apparent magnitude: 5.93
Distance: 165.8 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 220.177° · Dec 13.534°
Catalogue: HIP 71759 · HD 129153

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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