Star profile
HIP 93580
What is HIP 93580
In Aquila, the eagle's constellation that flies over the heart of the Milky Way, it shines with the luminous white of class A stars. Its light arrived after a journey of 179 years: when it set out, in the middle of the nineteenth century, Darwin had already published «On the Origin of Species» and the world was passionately debating its implications. It is a stable star, with no variability or companion, faithful to that white tone which places it among the hottest and most elegant suns of its surroundings.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 93580 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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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 93580
- Constellation
- Aquila
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.82
- Distance
- 179.0 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 285.884° · Dec 1.819°
- Catalogue
- HIP 93580 · HD 177178
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Other stars in Aquila
Aquila has 72 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- AltairAlpha Aquilae0.76
- TarazedGamma Aquilae2.72
- OkabZeta Aquilae2.99
- 56 Aquilae5.76
- 35 Aquilae5.79
- HIP 952225.81
- HIP 957325.84
- HIP 984165.87