Star profile

HIP 89678

3D likeness based on its real data · class K · ~4,200 K

What is HIP 89678

Nameless, this orange star shines in Sagittarius, toward the heart of the Milky Way. Its light has spent 762 years crossing the void —it set off as Iberian Christian kingdoms pushed south after Las Navas de Tolosa— and has not yet arrived in full. Cooler than the Sun yet noticeably larger, it belongs to the giants that were once Sun-like and have begun to swell, a golden foretaste of what awaits our own star.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 89678 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 11° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 22° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 83° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere south of 63° N.

It ranks no. 27 in brightness among the 117 stars of Sagittarius in our catalogue. To find it, start from Kaus Australis, the brightest: it lies about 7° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 760 years ago.

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Astronomical data for HIP 89678

Constellation: Sagittarius
Apparent magnitude: 4.66
Distance: 762.1 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 274.513° · Dec -27.043°
Catalogue: HIP 89678 · HD 167818

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Other stars in Sagittarius

Sagittarius has 117 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 117 stars in Sagittarius