Star profile
HIP 75828
What is HIP 75828
An orange type-K star burns in the Wolf, Lupus, 1,094 light-years away. Its light set out toward northern Europe when Eleanor of Aquitaine reigned and troubadours sang in Occitan through the courts of Provence. Cooler than the Sun, its copper glow embodies the maturity of K giants —a patient flame that has taken nearly a millennium to settle upon our telescopes.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 75828 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, when it culminates around midnight.
- From London it never rises above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 3° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 77° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 43° N.
It ranks no. 40 in brightness among the 74 stars of Lupus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Alpha Lupi, the brightest: it lies about 8° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 1,100 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 75828
- Constellation
- Lupus
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.26
- Distance
- 1094.6 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 232.351° · Dec -46.733°
- Catalogue
- HIP 75828 · HD 137709
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Other stars in Lupus
Lupus has 74 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- Alpha Lupi2.30
- Beta Lupi2.68
- Gamma Lupi2.80
- HIP 747075.15
- HIP 722905.22
- HIP 769395.23
- Upsilon Lupi5.36
- HIP 709315.38