Star profile
HIP 92630
Cool red starWhat is HIP 92630
In the small southern constellation of Telescopium shines an aged M-type red giant 1,036 light-years away. Its light began its journey around the year 990, as the Christian kingdoms of northern Iberia pushed southward during the Reconquista. Much cooler than the Sun and enormously swollen, it spills an ancient reddish glow, like an ember that refuses to fade.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 92630 lies in the southern 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 never rises above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 3° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 77° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 43° N.
It ranks no. 16 in brightness among the 27 stars of Telescopium in our catalogue. To find it, start from Alpha Telescopium, the brightest: it lies about 4° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 1,000 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 92630
- Constellation
- Telescopium
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.51
- Distance
- 1035.6 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 283.113° · Dec -46.595°
- Catalogue
- HIP 92630 · HD 174387
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Other stars in Telescopium
Telescopium has 27 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- Alpha Telescopium3.49
- Zeta Telescopium4.10
- Epsilon Telescopium4.52
- HIP 896055.36
- HIP 947125.38
- HIP 904145.44
- HIP 961785.59
- HIP 997475.65