Star profile

HIP 88726

3D likeness based on its real data · class A · ~8,500 K

What is HIP 88726

In Corona Australis —that small arc south of Sagittarius— lives a serene white star of type A. Its light has been travelling a little over one hundred thirty-six years: it left as Europe finished laying its first telegraph lines and photography began to fix faces for posterity. Hotter and more luminous than the Sun, it shines with that cold purity the ancients attributed to gemstones. A discreet jewel set into a nearly forgotten crown.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 88726 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 6° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 80° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere south of 47° N.

It ranks no. 8 in brightness among the 29 stars of Corona Australis in our catalogue. To find it, start from Beta Coronae Australis, the brightest: it lies about 13° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 140 years ago.

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Astronomical data for HIP 88726

Constellation: Corona Australis
Apparent magnitude: 4.92
Distance: 136.5 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 271.708° · Dec -43.425°
Catalogue: HIP 88726 · HD 165189

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Other stars in Corona Australis

Corona Australis has 29 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 29 stars in Corona Australis