Star profile
HIP 77859
Variable starWhat is HIP 77859
In the sting of Scorpius, the constellation summer raises above the southern horizon, beats a blue B-type star, several times hotter and more massive than the Sun, its brightness wavering slightly like a flame pushed by a slow wind. Its light reaches us after a journey of around 427 years: what we see today departed about 1599, while Shakespeare premiered Julius Caesar and the Globe opened its doors in London.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 77859 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 77859
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.41
- Distance
- 427.0 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 238.483° · Dec -23.978°
- Catalogue
- HIP 77859 · HD 142184
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Other stars in Scorpius
Scorpius has 104 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- AntaresAlpha Scorpii1.06
- ShaulaLambda Scorpii1.62
- SargasTheta Scorpii1.86
- HIP 803375.37
- HIP 778585.38
- HIP 803995.40
- HIP 803905.42
- HIP 782465.43