Star profile
HIP 72488
What is HIP 72488
In Libra, the ancient figure of celestial justice, beats an orange star of K type. Its light set out more than a thousand years ago, around the eleventh century, when European monasteries were copying manuscripts by hand and the first Romanesque cathedrals were raising their walls. Cooler than the Sun, it gives off that dense amber tone of mature giants. Its discreet brightness hangs on one of the celestial pans, reminding us that the sky holds balances which took centuries to reach our eyes.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 72488 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: 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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A public signature from a real person. The chosen name is a symbolic denomination within Stelvia, with no official standing or IAU recognition: the sky is not for sale and belongs to no one.
Astronomical data for HIP 72488
- Constellation
- Libra
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.68
- Distance
- 1013.0 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 222.328° · Dec -24.251°
- Catalogue
- HIP 72488 · HD 130529
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Other stars in Libra
Libra has 49 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- ZubeneschamaliBeta Librae2.61
- ZubenelgenubiAlpha 2 Librae2.75
- BrachiumSigma Librae3.25
- 50 Librae5.53
- HIP 751275.54
- Zeta 1 Librae5.64
- 4 Librae5.70
- HIP 731845.72