Star profile

HIP 75665

Variable star

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

What is HIP 75665

In the Southern Triangle, far from northern eyes, lives an orange type-K star 682 light-years away whose light departed in the heart of the Middle Ages, when Genghis Khan was crossing Asia with his cavalry. It is a variable giant: its brightness is not constant but pulses in gentle oscillations, like a heart settling itself. Cooler than the Sun yet swollen to excess, it pours the light of many suns into the cosmos. Its golden-coppery tone holds like an ancient ember.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 75665 lies in the southern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is May: the Sun sits at the opposite point of the sky and the star culminates around midnight. How high it climbs above the horizon depends on the latitude you watch from.

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Astronomical data for HIP 75665

Constellation: Triangulum Australe
Apparent magnitude: 5.71
Distance: 682.4 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 231.888° · Dec -64.532°
Catalogue: HIP 75665 · HD 137066

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Other stars in Triangulum Australe

Triangulum Australe has 21 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 21 stars in Triangulum Australe