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HIP 98842

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

What is HIP 98842

In the golden thickness of Sagittarius, a serene K-type orange tempers the sky some 291 light-years out. Its light —set free when Newton published his «Principia» and Europe began to grasp gravity as mathematical order— now arrives as a warm ember to the observer's eye. Discreet and constant, it shines without fanfare.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 98842 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 culminates about 6° above the horizon.
  • From New York it culminates about 17° above the horizon.
  • From Sydney it culminates about 88° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere south of 58° N.

It ranks no. 39 in brightness among the 117 stars of Sagittarius in our catalogue. To find it, start from Kaus Australis, the brightest: it lies about 21° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 290 years ago.

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Astronomical data for HIP 98842

Constellation
Sagittarius
Apparent magnitude
4.99
Distance
290.7 light years
Coordinates (J2000)
RA 301.082° · Dec -32.056°
Catalogue
HIP 98842 · HD 190056

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Other stars in Sagittarius

Sagittarius has 117 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 117 stars in Sagittarius