Star profile

HIP 95822

3D likeness based on its real data · class K · ~4,200 K

What is HIP 95822

Unnamed in Aquila, this orange star has been travelling for 299 years. Its light set off when Voltaire was publishing his first works and the Enlightenment was taking flight. Cooler than the Sun and noticeably larger, it is a K-type that has spent its central hydrogen and begun to swell. Its coppery glow blends into the summer Milky Way, in a discreet yet beautiful corner.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 95822 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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Astronomical data for HIP 95822

Constellation: Aquila
Apparent magnitude: 5.57
Distance: 299.3 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 292.342° · Dec 14.596°
Catalogue: HIP 95822 · HD 183492

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Other stars in Aquila

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