Star profile

HIP 80793

3D likeness based on its real data · class G · ~5,500 K

What is HIP 80793

In the upper reaches of Ophiuchus, a yellow G-type star —cosmological cousin of the Sun— burns at 298 light-years. Its light left in the years when Newton was still a young newcomer at Cambridge and the Great Plague of London was emptying entire streets of the City.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 80793 lies in the southern 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 24° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 35° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 71° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere south of 75° N.

It ranks no. 65 in brightness among the 88 stars of Ophiuchus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Rasalhague, the brightest: it lies about 32° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 300 years ago.

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Astronomical data for HIP 80793

Constellation: Ophiuchus
Apparent magnitude: 5.66
Distance: 297.9 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 247.446° · Dec -14.551°
Catalogue: HIP 80793 · HD 148604

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Other stars in Ophiuchus

Ophiuchus has 88 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 88 stars in Ophiuchus