Star profile
HIP 79137
What is HIP 79137
In Serpens, the only constellation split in two parts —head and tail— by the figure of Ophiuchus, shines an orange K-type star a mere 92 light-years away. Its light set out at the dawn of the twentieth century, when Marie Curie was discovering radioactivity and the cinematograph was taking its first steps. Cooler than the Sun yet a close neighbour, its coppery glow winds among the luminous scales of the celestial reptile.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 79137 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: 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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A public signature from a real person. The chosen name is a symbolic denomination within Stelvia, with no official standing or IAU recognition: the sky is not for sale and belongs to no one.
Astronomical data for HIP 79137
- Constellation
- Serpens
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.93
- Distance
- 92.4 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 242.297° · Dec 6.379°
- Catalogue
- HIP 79137 · HD 145148
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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
- HIP 743865.90
- Tau 5 Serpens5.93
- HIP 791205.93
- HIP 870745.93
- HIP 878135.93