Star profile
HIP 89234
What is HIP 89234
In the small southern constellation of Apus, the bird of paradise, shines a yellow-white F-type star about 138 light-years away. Its light set out around 1888, the year Eastman released the first portable Kodak and photography passed into the public's hands. Hotter and whiter than the Sun, it flickers like a high note among the bird's feathers.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 89234 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 50° up.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 16° N.
It ranks no. 19 in brightness among the 21 stars of Apus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Alpha Apus, 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 89234
- Constellation
- Apus
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.86
- Distance
- 137.5 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 273.142° · Dec -73.672°
- Catalogue
- HIP 89234 · HD 165259
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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
- HIP 788685.70
- HIP 857605.83
- HIP 891155.86
- HIP 734155.92
- HIP 768775.95