Star profile

HIP 73634

3D likeness based on its real data · class G · ~5,500 K

What is HIP 73634

In the heart of Boötes, the figure forever chasing the Bear across the northern sky, shines a yellow G-class sun 280 light-years away. Its light set off when the Royal Society was still debating Newton s newly published theory of gravity. A distant, mature sister of the Sun, hidden inside the staff of the celestial herdsman.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 73634 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 74° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 85° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 21° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 55° S.

It ranks no. 47 in brightness among the 88 stars of Boötes in our catalogue. To find it, start from Arcturus, the brightest: it lies about 19° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 280 years ago.

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Astronomical data for HIP 73634

Constellation: Boötes
Apparent magnitude: 5.52
Distance: 280.0 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 225.775° · Dec 35.206°
Catalogue: HIP 73634 · HD 133392

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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