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Originally Posted by Eroica
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Originally Posted by Arneb
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Just out of curiosity, what is the most distant star that can normally be seen with the naked eye? Hipparcos 5926 (V762) in Cassiopeia is 16,308 light-years away but is magnitude 5.84. That's the furthest I know of.
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Aaaah, old times....
So, since they do not seem to have got any further than you did, that would be the solution, wouldn't it?  |
I've since found an even further one! According to Starry Night Pro it's almost exactly twice as distant as V762 Cas! (Yup, that's 32,616.3 light-years!) Its absolute magnitude is supposedly -10! |
Hold it. So your answer was wrong... [-X .
I am not the only one having trouble with this one apparently. There should be a simple catalog list of 6 to 7 mag. stars but I can't find one.
There should be a supernova reasonably soon in the Milky Way (or satellite cloud or dwarf being consumed). Can you hold your question till then?
I must ask.....what color is it? :P