Star profile
HIP 98608
Variable starWhat is HIP 98608
In the southern constellation of Pavo breathes a variable red giant 475 light-years away, whose light set out when Galileo first turned his spyglass toward Jupiter. Its brightness oscillates slowly, like a cosmic breath, while its cool atmosphere stains space a deep red. It is an aged, swollen, poetic sun that does not fade but pulses.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 98608 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. 16 in brightness among the 44 stars of Pavo in our catalogue. To find it, start from Peacock, the brightest: it lies about 4° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 480 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 98608
- Constellation
- Pavo
- Apparent magnitude
- 4.95
- Distance
- 475.5 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 300.436° · Dec -59.376°
- Catalogue
- HIP 98608 · HD 189124
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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
- Phi 1 Pavonis4.75
- HIP 920244.78
- Rho Pavonis4.86
- Omicron Pavonis5.06
- Phi 2 Pavonis5.11