Star profile

HIP 92088

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

What is HIP 92088

In Lyra, beside the ancient harp of Orpheus, it burns with an orange tone and a quiet bearing. Its light departed when engineer James Watt unveiled his improved steam engine and Europe glimpsed the coming industrial revolution. A K-class giant, cooler and larger than the Sun, still recounting —in silence— the end of the artisan world.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 92088 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, when it culminates around midnight.

From London it culminates about 65° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 76° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 29° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 63° S.

It ranks no. 12 in brightness among the 37 stars of Lyra in our catalogue. To find it, start from Vega, the brightest: it lies about 12° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 250 years ago.

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Astronomical data for HIP 92088

Constellation: Lyra
Apparent magnitude: 4.83
Distance: 254.8 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 281.519° · Dec 26.662°
Catalogue: HIP 92088 · HD 173780

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Other stars in Lyra

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