Star profile

HIP 97646

3D likeness based on its real data · class A · ~8,500 K

What is HIP 97646

This white A-type star rests within Pavo of the southern sky, 277 light years away. Its light set out when Newton was publishing his Principia and celestial mechanics was changing forever. Hotter and more luminous than the Sun, it shines with that serene clarity of white stars that do not twitter on calm nights.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 97646 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 65° up.

It can be seen from anywhere south of 31° N.

It ranks no. 25 in brightness among the 44 stars of Pavo in our catalogue. To find it, start from Peacock, the brightest: it lies about 5° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 280 years ago.

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Astronomical data for HIP 97646

Constellation: Pavo
Apparent magnitude: 5.41
Distance: 277.1 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 297.687° · Dec -59.194°
Catalogue: HIP 97646 · HD 186957

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Other stars in Pavo

Pavo has 44 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 44 stars in Pavo