Star profile

HIP 84950

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

What is HIP 84950

In the winding Dragon, coiled around the pole star, shines an orange K-type giant at 623 light-years. Its coppery light left its surface around 1402, deep in the late Middle Ages, while Castile vied with Aragon and the Iberian kingdoms were taking shape. Cooler than the Sun yet noticeably larger, it keeps the flush of mature stars.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 84950 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 never sets and culminates about 88° up.
From New York it never sets and culminates about 77° up.
From Sydney it culminates about 3° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 37° S.

It ranks no. 85 in brightness among the 122 stars of Draco in our catalogue. To find it, start from Eltanin, the brightest: it lies about 6° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 620 years ago.

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Astronomical data for HIP 84950

Constellation: Draco
Apparent magnitude: 5.69
Distance: 623.7 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 260.439° · Dec 53.420°
Catalogue: HIP 84950 · HD 157681

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Other stars in Draco

Draco has 122 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 122 stars in Draco