Mouhoun

HD 30856 · HIP 22491

📋 A written introduction is coming — for now this page shows official values only.

Star

Apparent magnitude: 7.91 mag
Parallax: 8.47 mas → about 385.1 light-years away
Spectral type: K0III
Surface temperature: 4,895 K
Right ascension: 72.5744°
Declination: -24.3688°
Designation: HD 30856
HIP number: 22491
IAU name adopted: 2019-12-17
Name language: NEWC
Name origin (IAU): Mouhoun, also called Volta Noire, is the largest river in Burkina Faso and plays an important role in the lives of the people in the areas it passes through.

Constellation

Planets

Light from this object takes about 385 years to reach Earth — the light you see tonight left around AD 1641 (official distance ÷ speed of light).
At magnitude 7.9 it is fainter than the naked-eye limit (about 6) — you need binoculars or a telescope.
Declination -24.4° — it rises above the horizon in Seoul (37.6° N), so it is visible from Korea in the right season.

Worked out from this object's official values.