Star profile
HIP 93624
What is HIP 93624
In the Telescope, Telescopium, shines an orange type-K star 325 light-years away, in the small constellation that Lacaille named in honour of the astronomer's instrument. Its light departed in the eighteenth century, when Diderot and D'Alembert's Encyclopédie was being published and the Enlightenment was mapping all of human knowledge. Cooler than the Sun, its copper glow embodies the golden repose of mature giants.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 93624 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 never rises above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 73° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 39° N.
It ranks no. 26 in brightness among the 27 stars of Telescopium in our catalogue. To find it, start from Alpha Telescopium, the brightest: it lies about 8° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 330 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 93624
- Constellation
- Telescopium
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.93
- Distance
- 325.5 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 285.990° · Dec -51.019°
- Catalogue
- HIP 93624 · HD 176664
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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 978165.76
- HIP 923675.80
- HIP 914615.84
- HIP 975985.91
- HIP 938625.95