Star profile
HIP 93574
What is HIP 93574
Within the southern Peacock, 184 light-years away, shines a yellow-white F-type star whose light set out when Beethoven premiered his Ninth Symphony in Vienna, in 1824. Hotter than the Sun, with a surface near 6,500 degrees, its pearly, almost ivory tone blends the warmth of gold with the cleanness of ivory polished by the night.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 93574 lies in the southern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is June, when it culminates around midnight.
- From London it never rises above the horizon.
- From New York it never rises above the horizon.
- From Sydney it never sets and culminates about 55° up.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 21° N.
It ranks no. 41 in brightness among the 44 stars of Pavo in our catalogue. To find it, start from Peacock, the brightest: it lies about 15° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 180 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 93574
- Constellation
- Pavo
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.89
- Distance
- 183.7 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 285.874° · Dec -68.756°
- Catalogue
- HIP 93574 · HD 175986
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Other stars in Pavo
Pavo has 44 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- PeacockAlpha Pavonis1.94
- Beta Pavonis3.42
- Delta Pavonis3.55
- HIP 918545.76
- HIP 873935.78
- HIP 909305.88
- HIP 868715.97
- HIP 932875.98