Star profile
HIP 9307
What is HIP 9307
Aries, the ram of the golden fleece, holds this orange ember 391 light-years away. When its light broke free from its stellar source, the Spanish conquistadors were entering Tenochtitlán and Magellan had just crossed the strait that would bear his name. A warm, serene flame fastened to the first sign of the zodiac, so modest no astronomer ever granted it a Greek letter.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 9307 lies in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is October: 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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A public signature from a real person. The chosen name is a symbolic denomination within Stelvia, with no official standing or IAU recognition: the sky is not for sale and belongs to no one.
Astronomical data for HIP 9307
- Constellation
- Aries
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.89
- Distance
- 391.1 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 29.899° · Dec 21.059°
- Catalogue
- HIP 9307 · HD 12139
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Other stars in Aries
Aries has 57 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- HamalAlpha Arietis2.01
- SheratanBeta Arietis2.64
- Bharani3.61
- 4 Arietis5.86
- HIP 116705.88
- HIP 131215.89
- 49 Arietis5.91
- 59 Arietis5.91