Star profile
HIP 99747
What is HIP 99747
In Telescopium, that modern constellation traced by Lacaille in the 18th century, glows an orange K-type star. Its light set off 685 years ago: it was crossing space as the Black Death reached Sicily in 1347 and began its devastating march across Europe. A muted ember inside a figure invented to honour the very instrument that learned to read it.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 99747 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 culminates about 71° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 38° N.
It ranks no. 18 in brightness among the 27 stars of Telescopium in our catalogue. To find it, start from Alpha Telescopium, the brightest: it lies about 19° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 690 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 99747
- Constellation
- Telescopium
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.65
- Distance
- 685.3 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 303.579° · Dec -52.446°
- Catalogue
- HIP 99747 · HD 191829
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Other stars in Telescopium
Telescopium has 27 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- Alpha Telescopium3.49
- Zeta Telescopium4.10
- Epsilon Telescopium4.52
- HIP 904145.44
- HIP 926305.51
- HIP 961785.59
- HIP 906625.69
- HIP 956905.70