Star profile
HIP 87847
What is HIP 87847
In the vast constellation of Ophiuchus, this yellow G-type star burns at a temperature similar to the Sun but with a far older history. Its light set out around 1626, while the Dutch bought the island of Manhattan from the Lenape for a handful of trinkets. The yellow light of G stars conveys, even from 400 light-years away, the warm and familiar feel of habitable suns.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 87847 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 34° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 45° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 60° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 86° N.
It ranks no. 56 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 400 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 87847
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.44
- Distance
- 400.2 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 269.199° · Dec -4.082°
- Catalogue
- HIP 87847 · HD 163532
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Other stars in Ophiuchus
Ophiuchus has 88 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- RasalhagueAlpha Ophiuchi2.08
- SabikEta Ophiuchi2.43
- Zeta Ophiuchi2.54
- HIP 897725.41
- HIP 839625.43
- HIP 912375.43
- HIP 890655.50
- 21 Ophiuchi5.51