Star profile
HIP 90606
Southern polar starWhat is HIP 90606
This orange K-type star inhabits Octans the southern octant, the constellation that surrounds the southern celestial pole. Its light has traveled 388 years: it set out when Galileo was being condemned in Rome for defending the heliocentric system. Cooler than the Sun yet larger, it eternally turns near the invisible axis that orders the sky of the southern hemisphere.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 90606 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 44° up.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 10° N.
It ranks no. 33 in brightness among the 35 stars of Octans in our catalogue. To find it, start from Nu Octans, the brightest: it lies about 9° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 390 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 90606
- Constellation
- Octans
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.95
- Distance
- 388.3 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 277.333° · Dec -80.233°
- Catalogue
- HIP 90606 · HD 167714
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Other stars in Octans
Octans has 35 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- Nu Octans3.73
- Beta Octans4.13
- Delta Octans4.31
- HIP 76015.88
- HIP 1018435.89
- HIP 1088495.94
- Mu 1 Octans5.99
- HIP 1166535.99