Star profile

HIP 80480

3D likeness based on its real data · class F · ~6,500 K

What is HIP 80480

Near the northern celestial pole, in Ursa Minor, pulses a yellow-white star slightly hotter than the Sun, about 140 light-years away. Its light set out around 1886, when Hertz was proving in Karlsruhe the existence of electromagnetic waves and opening the door to radio. Its pale tone lets it slip almost unnoticed among the markers that guide travellers toward the Pole Star.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 80480 lies in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is January: 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 80480

Constellation: Ursa Minor
Apparent magnitude: 5.55
Distance: 139.9 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 246.431° · Dec 78.964°
Catalogue: HIP 80480 · HD 149681

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Other stars in Ursa Minor

Ursa Minor has 25 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 25 stars in Ursa Minor