Star profile
HIP 94789
What is HIP 94789
A pure A-type white rests in the plumage of Pavo, some 299 light-years away. Its light set off toward the southern sky when Bach was premiering his first cantatas in Leipzig and the Enlightenment was barely stammering its opening words. Clean, cold and exact, its glow recalls a sustained note in the middle of the austral silence.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 94789 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 never sets and culminates about 57° up.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 23° N.
It ranks no. 29 in brightness among the 44 stars of Pavo in our catalogue. To find it, start from Peacock, the brightest: it lies about 13° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 300 years ago.
It opens in your browser. Free, no account, nothing to install.
Leave your signature on HIP 94789
Your name and a message go up on the map for everyone to read. Signing is free.
Without a lock, someone else can replace your signature. How the lock works
We'll ask for an email to confirm it's you, no password.
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 94789
- Constellation
- Pavo
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.52
- Distance
- 298.7 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 289.301° · Dec -66.661°
- Catalogue
- HIP 94789 · HD 179366
A symbolic commemorative gift: neither the signature nor the chosen name implies ownership of the star or recognition by the IAU.
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 976465.41
- HIP 1060445.47
- Iota Pavonis5.47
- HIP 894875.58
- HIP 1029625.67