Star profile
HIP 80782
Variable starWhat is HIP 80782
In the quiet constellation of Norma burns a B-type blue giant more than 1,822 light-years away. Its light departed in the early third century, when the Roman Empire was entering its great crisis. Far hotter and far more luminous than the Sun, it also breathes: a variable star that slowly shifts its brilliance, pulsing in blue like a distant beacon.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 80782 lies in the southern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is June, when it culminates around midnight.
- From London it never rises above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 3° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 78° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 44° N.
It ranks no. 11 in brightness among the 26 stars of Norma in our catalogue. To find it, start from Gamma 2 Norma, the brightest: it lies about 4° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 1,800 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 80782
- Constellation
- Norma
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.35
- Distance
- 1822.3 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 247.426° · Dec -46.243°
- Catalogue
- HIP 80782 · HD 148379
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Other stars in Norma
Norma has 26 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- Gamma 2 Norma4.01
- Epsilon Norma4.46
- Iota 1 Norma4.63
- Gamma 1 Norma4.97
- Theta Norma5.13
- HIP 802085.32
- HIP 766185.43
- Lambda Norma5.44