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: 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 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