Star profile
HIP 72567
Variable starWhat is HIP 72567
Within Boötes, a yellow G-class star —a close cousin of the Sun— lives barely fifty-nine light-years from us. Its light departed when the first artificial satellites were orbiting Earth and space was ceasing to be only a dream. Variable and golden-toned, it pulses discreetly near the celestial herdsman, reminding us that familiar suns can be found very close by, if we know where to look.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 72567 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 62° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 73° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 32° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere north of 66° S.
It ranks no. 76 in brightness among the 88 stars of Boötes in our catalogue. To find it, start from Arcturus, the brightest: it lies about 9° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 59 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 72567
- Constellation
- Boötes
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.86
- Distance
- 59.3 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 222.566° · Dec 23.912°
- Catalogue
- HIP 72567 · HD 130948
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Other stars in Boötes
Boötes has 88 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- ArcturusAlpha Boötis-0.05
- IzarEpsilon Boötis2.35
- MuphridEta Boötis2.68
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- HIP 698295.84
- HIP 765945.84
- HIP 715715.90
- HIP 730875.90