Star profile

HIP 72012

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

What is HIP 72012

Boötes is the shepherd of the northern sky, a figure led by Arcturus. Far from its orange leader, this K-type giant shines discreetly six hundred and eighty-four light-years away. Its light left the star around 1341, when Petrarch was crowned poet laureate on the Roman Capitoline. Warm orange, no detected variability or companion, just one more in Boötes's quiet flock.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 72012 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 never sets and culminates about 79° up.
From New York it culminates about 90° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 16° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 50° S.

It ranks no. 62 in brightness among the 88 stars of Boötes in our catalogue. To find it, start from Arcturus, the brightest: it lies about 22° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 680 years ago.

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Astronomical data for HIP 72012

Constellation: Boötes
Apparent magnitude: 5.72
Distance: 683.9 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 220.935° · Dec 40.459°
Catalogue: HIP 72012 · HD 129846

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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