Star profile
HIP 83187
What is HIP 83187
In Ara, the southern altar, a white A-type star shines at about 169 light-years. Its light set out around 1857, while the first transatlantic cables were being laid that would soon connect Europe and the Americas with messages in mere minutes. Hotter and brighter than the Sun, its surface hovers around 9000 degrees and emits a pure, almost crystalline white glow over the silent geometry of the southern sky.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 83187 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 never rises above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 69° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 35° N.
It ranks no. 22 in brightness among the 43 stars of Ara in our catalogue. To find it, start from Beta Ara, the brightest: it lies about 4° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 170 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 83187
- Constellation
- Ara
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.64
- Distance
- 169.0 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 255.026° · Dec -54.597°
- Catalogue
- HIP 83187 · HD 153053
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Other stars in Ara
Ara has 43 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- Beta Ara2.84
- Alpha Ara2.84
- Zeta Ara3.12
- HIP 821715.55
- HIP 817025.57
- HIP 817335.62
- HIP 873145.68
- HIP 851475.69