hip-85385

Hot blue star

Its story

Hercules holds in his arms this hot blue B-class star at 584 light-years. The light we see tonight set out around 1442—the year Brunelleschi completed the dome of Florence and the printing press was still a project in German workshops. It shines with the chromatic coolness that always betrays stellar youth.

Constellation: Hercules
Apparent magnitude: 5.52
Distance: 583.5 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 261.705° · Dec 20.081°
Catalogue: HIP 85385 · HD 158148

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