Star profile

HIP 72582

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

What is HIP 72582

In Boötes, the guardian of the Plough, glows an orange K-type giant 210 light-years away. Its golden light set out when Napoleon, freshly defeated at Waterloo, was carried into exile on Saint Helena. Cooler than the Sun but far larger, it long ago swelled into a calm, lukewarm flame that accompanies the celestial herdsman on his slow turn around the pole.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 72582 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 76° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 87° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 19° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 53° S.

It ranks no. 45 in brightness among the 88 stars of Boötes in our catalogue. To find it, start from Arcturus, the brightest: it lies about 20° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 210 years ago.

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Astronomical data for HIP 72582

Constellation: Boötes
Apparent magnitude: 5.47
Distance: 209.9 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 222.624° · Dec 37.272°
Catalogue: HIP 72582 · HD 131111

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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