Buranun
HR 367 · HIP 5824 · 88 Psc
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Star
- Apparent magnitude
- 6.022 mag
- Parallax
- 6.28 mas → about 519.4 light-years away
- Spectral type
- G6III:
- Right ascension
- 18.6766°
- Declination
- 6.9951°
- Designation
- HR 367
- Bayer designation
- 88 Psc
- HIP number
- 5824
- IAU name adopted
- 2026-09-17
- Name language
- Sumerian
- Name origin (IAU)
- The Sumerian name for the river Euphrates. Euphrates has been honoured with two constellations, independently invented in early modern Europe and ancient Mesopotamia. WGSN picked a star in the ancient constellation.
Source:IAU Working Group on Star Names · checked 2026-11-02 ↗ESA Hipparcos Catalogue (ESA Gaia Archive) · checked 2026-11-03 ↗
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Constellation
In everyday life
- Light from this object takes about 519 years to reach Earth — the light you see tonight left around AD 1507 (official distance ÷ speed of light).
- At magnitude 6 it is fainter than the naked-eye limit (about 6) — you need binoculars or a telescope.
- Declination 7° — 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.