Star profile

HIP 78276

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

What is HIP 78276

Within the perfect circle of the Northern Crown pulses an orange type-K star, cooler and more serene than the Sun, clad in the coppery tone of a fire at dawn. Its light has been on the road for 764 years: it set out when Marco Polo was about to return from his journey to the court of the Great Khan and Venice prepared to hear impossible tales of the East. It has travelled through as many lifetimes as dynasties have fallen since.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 78276 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 75° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 86° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 19° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 53° S.

It ranks no. 21 in brightness among the 26 stars of Corona Borealis in our catalogue. To find it, start from Alphecca, the brightest: it lies about 11° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 760 years ago.

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Astronomical data for HIP 78276

Constellation: Corona Borealis
Apparent magnitude: 5.61
Distance: 763.9 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 239.740° · Dec 36.644°
Catalogue: HIP 78276 · HD 143435

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Other stars in Corona Borealis

Corona Borealis has 26 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 26 stars in Corona Borealis