Star profile

HIP 79358

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

What is HIP 79358

In Corona Borealis, the small northern diadem, glows an orange giant whose light set out around 1350, when the Black Death was ravaging Europe and Petrarch was writing his sonnets. Cooler than the Sun and hundreds of times more luminous, it shows the coppery hue of stars that have already walked a long way. Its ancient glow settles on a crown that traces a delicate arc across the sky.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 79358 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 20° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 54° S.

It ranks no. 22 in brightness among the 26 stars of Corona Borealis in our catalogue. To find it, start from Alphecca, the brightest: it lies about 13° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 680 years ago.

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Astronomical data for HIP 79358

Constellation: Corona Borealis
Apparent magnitude: 5.62
Distance: 675.4 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 242.950° · Dec 36.425°
Catalogue: HIP 79358 · HD 145849

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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