Star profile
HIP 86552
What is HIP 86552
In the southern altar of Ara, a white A-type star shines 802 light-years away. Its light set out in the depths of the Middle Ages, when troubadours were wandering the roads of Provence singing courtly love. Hotter and more luminous than the Sun, its intense white recalls the moon's reflection on polished marble. Faint to the naked eye, it is a silent beacon of the southern hemisphere crossing centuries to reach us tonight.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 86552 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 culminates about 2° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 77° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 43° N.
It ranks no. 30 in brightness among the 43 stars of Ara in our catalogue. To find it, start from Beta Ara, the brightest: it lies about 9° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 800 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 86552
- Constellation
- Ara
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.78
- Distance
- 801.5 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 265.318° · Dec -46.922°
- Catalogue
- HIP 86552 · HD 160263
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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 821105.74
- HIP 850685.76
- HIP 851695.76
- HIP 850495.86
- HIP 842485.87