Star profile
HIP 77163
What is HIP 77163
In Serpens, one of the few constellations in the sky divided into two parts, it shines with the clean white of class A stars. The light observed set out nearly 370 years ago, in an age when Velázquez was painting at the court of Philip IV and Galileo's telescope had already opened the door to a modern astronomy based on observation. It is a discreet and constant star, with no companion or pulsations, faithful to its white glow through the centuries.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 77163 lies in the northern 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 culminates about 44° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 55° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 51° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere north of 85° S.
It ranks no. 39 in brightness among the 65 stars of Serpens in our catalogue. To find it, start from Unukalhai, the brightest: it lies about 1° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 370 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 77163
- Constellation
- Serpens
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.57
- Distance
- 369.8 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 236.348° · Dec 5.447°
- Catalogue
- HIP 77163 · HD 140775
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Other stars in Serpens
Serpens has 65 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- UnukalhaiAlpha Serpens2.63
- Eta Serpens3.23
- Mu Serpens3.54
- Phi Serpens5.54
- HIP 860195.54
- 64 Serpens5.56
- 4 Serpens5.62
- 45 Serpens5.63