Star profile

HIP 74561

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

What is HIP 74561

In Boötes, the celestial herdsman who watches over the Great Bear, this orange K-type giant shines. Its light began the journey around 1363, when the Battle of Lake Poyang was fought in China, considered the largest naval battle of the medieval world. The pale orange of K-type stars is best appreciated in contrast, beside whiter stars: then that warm quality emerges, the one that distinguishes the mature bodies of the sky.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 74561 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 70° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 81° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 24° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 58° S.

It ranks no. 85 in brightness among the 88 stars of Boötes in our catalogue. To find it, start from Arcturus, the brightest: it lies about 18° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 660 years ago.

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Astronomical data for HIP 74561

Constellation: Boötes
Apparent magnitude: 5.98
Distance: 663.0 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 228.525° · Dec 31.788°
Catalogue: HIP 74561 · HD 135438

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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