Star profile
HIP 92133
Variable starWhat is HIP 92133
In Draco, that long celestial serpent coiled around the north pole, beats a blue-tinted, variable star of B type. Its light set out almost thirteen hundred years ago, deep in the early Middle Ages, when Irish monks were illuminating gospel books in the mists of their island. Far hotter and more luminous than the Sun, it flickers with its own rhythm, changing brightness like a slow heartbeat. It is an oscillating blue spark coiled within the dragon, reminding us that even the most ancient lights can have rhythm and breath.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 92133 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 92133
- Constellation
- Draco
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.91
- Distance
- 1294.4 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 281.680° · Dec 52.988°
- Catalogue
- HIP 92133 · HD 174237
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Other stars in Draco
Draco has 122 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- EltaninGamma Draco2.24
- AthebyneEta Draco2.73
- RastabanBeta Draco2.79
- HIP 971225.90
- HIP 1000175.91
- HIP 735075.91
- HIP 950385.91
- HIP 809915.92