hip-72773

Variable star

Its story

A variable yellow-white star in Circinus, southern and seldom visited. Its light set off 1648 years ago, around the year 378, when the Goths were defeating the emperor Valens at Adrianople and the Roman order was starting to crack. An F-type, hotter than the Sun, with brightness shifting slightly over time. A faint vibration coming from a southern corner that rarely surfaces on charts.

Constellation: Circinus
Apparent magnitude: 5.91
Distance: 1647.5 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 223.147° · Dec -63.810°
Catalogue: HIP 72773 · HD 130701

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