Star profile
HIP 91235
Hot blue starWhat is HIP 91235
In Lyra, near the Vega that orders the northern summer, burns a blue type-B star far hotter than the Sun. Its light set out 504 years ago: it was crossing space as Luther nailed his 95 theses to the door of Wittenberg in 1517. A cold spark suspended above the celestial harp, indifferent to the din of human disputes.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 91235 lies in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is July: the Sun sits at the opposite point of the sky and the star culminates around midnight. How high it climbs above the horizon depends on the latitude you watch from.
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Astronomical data for HIP 91235
- Constellation
- Lyra
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.41
- Distance
- 504.2 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 279.156° · Dec 33.469°
- Catalogue
- HIP 91235 · HD 172044
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Other stars in Lyra
Lyra has 37 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
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- SulafatGamma Lyrae3.25
- SheliakBeta Lyrae3.52
- Nu 2 Lyrae5.22
- Iota Lyrae5.25
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