Star profile

HIP 85365

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

What is HIP 85365

Within Ophiuchus, the serpent-bearer, glows a yellow-white F-type star whose light has been travelling for 98 years to reach us. Hotter and more luminous than the Sun, that beam set out as the Wright brothers were testing the first powered flight at Kitty Hawk. It still shines quietly among the figures of the northern summer sky, holding watch between viper and healer.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 85365 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 culminates about 33° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 44° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 61° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere south of 85° N.

It ranks no. 27 in brightness among the 88 stars of Ophiuchus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Rasalhague, the brightest: it lies about 18° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 98 years ago.

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Astronomical data for HIP 85365

Constellation: Ophiuchus
Apparent magnitude: 4.53
Distance: 98.1 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 261.658° · Dec -5.087°
Catalogue: HIP 85365 · HD 157950

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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