Star profile
HIP 93104
Hot blue starWhat is HIP 93104
In Lyra, this hot and unnamed blue star has been sending its light for 578 years. It set off in 1448, when Gutenberg was perfecting in Mainz the movable-type press that would transform Europe. Of B-type and intense temperature, it ranks among the stars that give Lyra its crystalline glow, a small but very luminous constellation dominated by the nearby and famous Vega.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 93104 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 77° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 88° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 18° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere north of 52° S.
It ranks no. 34 in brightness among the 37 stars of Lyra in our catalogue. To find it, start from Vega, the brightest: it lies about 4° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 580 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 93104
- Constellation
- Lyra
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.89
- Distance
- 578.4 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 284.508° · Dec 38.266°
- Catalogue
- HIP 93104 · HD 176318
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Other stars in Lyra
Lyra has 37 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- VegaAlpha Lyrae0.03
- SulafatGamma Lyrae3.25
- SheliakBeta Lyrae3.52
- Zeta 2 Lyrae5.73
- HIP 953525.85
- HIP 946305.88
- Nu 1 Lyrae5.93
- 19 Lyrae5.93