Star profile

HIP 89000

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

What is HIP 89000

In Ophiuchus, the serpent bearer, shines a yellow-white F-class star whose light set out a century and a half ago, in the years when photography was leaving the daguerreotype behind and learning to fix the sky on plates. Slightly hotter and more luminous than the Sun, it gives off a pale, steady glow. Its discretion makes it one of those quiet pieces of the summer sky, fit for those who know how to look beyond the row of the most famous stars.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 89000 lies in the northern 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 42° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 52° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 53° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 87° S.

It ranks no. 66 in brightness among the 88 stars of Ophiuchus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Rasalhague, the brightest: it lies about 13° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 150 years ago.

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Astronomical data for HIP 89000

Constellation: Ophiuchus
Apparent magnitude: 5.67
Distance: 153.1 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 272.475° · Dec 3.120°
Catalogue: HIP 89000 · HD 166285

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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