Star profile
HIP 89772
What is HIP 89772
Among the sands of Ophiuchus shines a K-type orange star 153 light-years from Earth. The light crossing our eyes tonight set out around 1873, the year Maxwell published his treatise on electricity and magnetism, opening the door to the age of waves. Cooler and somewhat larger than the Sun, it is a calm ember beneath the figure of the Serpent-Bearer.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 89772 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 46° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 57° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 49° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere north of 83° S.
It ranks no. 53 in brightness among the 88 stars of Ophiuchus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Rasalhague, the brightest: it lies about 12° 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 89772
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.41
- Distance
- 152.6 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 274.790° · Dec 7.260°
- Catalogue
- HIP 89772 · HD 168387
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Other stars in Ophiuchus
Ophiuchus has 88 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- RasalhagueAlpha Ophiuchi2.08
- SabikEta Ophiuchi2.43
- Zeta Ophiuchi2.54
- HIP 912175.38
- HIP 806935.41
- HIP 855375.41
- HIP 839625.43
- HIP 912375.43