Star profile
HIP 72664
What is HIP 72664
Within the coils of the circumpolar Dragon burns an orange class K star, calmer and cooler than the Sun. Its light slipped free 453 years ago: at that time Philip II was building El Escorial and oceans were crossed by wooden galleons. That orange ember has traveled through entire centuries to reach the northern telescopes now.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 72664 lies in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is March, when it culminates around midnight.
- From London it never sets and culminates about 82° up.
- From New York it never sets and culminates about 71° up.
- From Sydney it never rises above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere north of 31° S.
It ranks no. 73 in brightness among the 122 stars of Draco in our catalogue. To find it, start from Eltanin, the brightest: it lies about 27° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 450 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 72664
- Constellation
- Draco
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.48
- Distance
- 453.1 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 222.860° · Dec 59.294°
- Catalogue
- HIP 72664 · HD 131507
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Other stars in Draco
Draco has 122 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- EltaninGamma Draco2.24
- AthebyneEta Draco2.73
- RastabanBeta Draco2.79
- Psi 2 Draco5.43
- HIP 788935.44
- HIP 600445.47
- HIP 925495.51
- 49 Draco5.51