hip-94434

Highly luminous star

Its story

Some 1699 light-years away, in the heart of Sagittarius, shines a highly luminous orange class K star. Its light set out around the year 326, when emperor Constantine, freshly converted to Christianity, was beginning to lay the foundations of Constantinople. Cooler than the Sun yet vastly larger, its glow arrives after nearly seventeen centuries crossing the dense stellar regions that hide the heart of our galaxy.

Constellation: Sagittarius
Apparent magnitude: 5.79
Distance: 1699.0 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 288.307° · Dec -25.907°
Catalogue: HIP 94434 · HD 179323

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