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HIP 76829

3D likeness based on its real data · class F · ~6,500 K

What is HIP 76829

In Lupus, a discreet southern constellation, a yellow-white F-type star glows roughly 57 light-years from us. Its light set out around 1969, just as the Apollo 11 crew was pressing the first human footprints into the Moon. Its face echoes the Sun, with a slightly warmer cast and the quiet poise of the southern sky.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 76829 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 5° above the horizon.
  • From Sydney it culminates about 79° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere south of 45° N.

It ranks no. 26 in brightness among the 74 stars of Lupus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Alpha Lupi, the brightest: it lies about 11° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 57 years ago.

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Astronomical data for HIP 76829

Constellation
Lupus
Apparent magnitude
4.64
Distance
56.9 light years
Coordinates (J2000)
RA 235.298° · Dec -44.661°
Catalogue
HIP 76829 · HD 139664

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Other stars in Lupus

Lupus has 74 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 74 stars in Lupus