Star profile
HIP 97376
Hot blue starWhat is HIP 97376
In the swan spreading its wings across Cygnus, a blue B-type star burns 473 light-years away. Its light set out when conquistadors were crossing the Americas and the maps of the world were being redrawn every season. Far hotter and more luminous than the Sun, its intense blue tone is the signature of young, energetic stars. It crosses the Milky Way like a cobalt arrow that takes centuries to reach our eyes.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 97376 lies in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is August: 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 97376
- Constellation
- Cygnus
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.83
- Distance
- 472.8 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 296.866° · Dec 38.408°
- Catalogue
- HIP 97376 · HD 187235
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