Star profile
HIP 90096
Hot blue starWhat is HIP 90096
In the small shield of Scutum, at the very heart of the Milky Way, a blue B-type star shines 616 light-years away. Its light set out when Joan of Arc was walking through the French fields toward her destiny. Far hotter and more luminous than the Sun, it pulses with the intense energy of young stars. Surrounded by dense clusters and dark clouds, this blue beacon pierces the galactic dust to reach us.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 90096 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 26° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 37° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 68° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 78° N.
It ranks no. 13 in brightness among the 18 stars of Scutum in our catalogue. To find it, start from Alpha Scutum, the brightest: it lies about 5° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 620 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 90096
- Constellation
- Scutum
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.71
- Distance
- 615.5 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 275.801° · Dec -12.015°
- Catalogue
- HIP 90096 · HD 169033
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Other stars in Scutum
Scutum has 18 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- Alpha Scutum3.85
- Beta Scutum4.22
- Zeta Scutum4.66
- HIP 922025.38
- HIP 909135.47
- HIP 921365.69
- HIP 909915.74
- HIP 908045.77