Star profile
HIP 89115
What is HIP 89115
In small Apus —the Bird of Paradise of the deep southern sky— shines this orange K-type giant two hundred forty-five light years away. Its light began its journey around 1780, when the Montgolfier brothers were preparing in Annonay the experiments that would culminate three years later in the first hot-air balloon flight. Colder and far larger than the Sun, it glows discreetly near the southern celestial pole, seen only from meridional latitudes as a quiet ember of the firmament.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 89115 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 never rises above the horizon.
- From Sydney it never sets and culminates about 48° up.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 14° N.
It ranks no. 18 in brightness among the 21 stars of Apus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Alpha Apus, the brightest: it lies about 11° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 250 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 89115
- Constellation
- Apus
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.86
- Distance
- 245.6 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 272.816° · Dec -75.892°
- Catalogue
- HIP 89115 · HD 164712
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Other stars in Apus
Apus has 21 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- Alpha Apus3.83
- Gamma Apus3.86
- Beta Apus4.23
- Theta Apus5.69
- HIP 788685.70
- HIP 857605.83
- HIP 892345.86
- HIP 734155.92