The Sky Above Albert Einstein at the Moment of Death

Person · 1879–1955 · Time recorded

The record

• Date of death: 1955-04-18
• Time of death (local): 01:15 (Time recorded) — Contemporaneous reports (NYT, The Daily Princetonian, TIME) are unanimous: he died at 1:15 a.m. at Princeton Hospital, in his sleep.
• Place: Princeton, New Jersey, United States
• UTC: 1955-04-18T06:15Z

The sky at that moment

• Zenith (the point directly overhead): RA 225.10°, Dec 40.18°

Star closest to the zenith

Computed with the same standard astronomy as our free calculator: the recorded time and place give the local sidereal time, which fixes the zenith; the closest star by angular distance inside a ±15° declination band of the real catalog is selected. What is shown here is the purely astronomical result — the nearest star to the zenith.

• Catalog ID: HIP 73476
• Constellation: Boötes
• Magnitude: 7.09
• Distance (light-years): 543.6
• Angular distance from zenith (degrees): 0.1543°

Brightest stars in that sky

The brightest real stars (catalog IDs from the HYG star catalog — mostly Hipparcos/HIP numbers) that were above 10° altitude at that same moment.

• HIP 91262 — Lyra, Magnitude 0.03 (48.6°)
• HIP 97649 — Aquila, Magnitude 0.76 (18.6°)
• HIP 65474 — Virgo, Magnitude 0.98 (34.1°)
• HIP 80763 — Scorpius, Magnitude 1.06 (20.0°)
• HIP 102098 — Cygnus, Magnitude 1.25 (30.0°)

Sources & verification

Last verified: 2026-09-17

This page is an independent astronomical record. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by the person, their family, or their estate. Memorial naming is commemorative and is not recognized by the IAU.

• The Daily Princetonian (1955) — Time 1:15 a.m., place (Princeton Hospital): https://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2006/10/einstein-dies
• The New York Times obituary (1955) — Time 1:15 a.m. in Princeton Hospital: https://www.nytimes.com/1955/04/19/archives/dr-albert-einstein-dies-in-sleep-at-76-world-mourns-loss-of-great.html

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阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦离世时的星空(1955-04-18)| A Star Named

人物 · 1879–1955 · 时刻有记录

记录

• 离世日期: 1955-04-18
• 离世时刻(当地): 01:15 (时刻有记录) — 当时的报道(《纽约时报》《Daily Princetonian》《时代》)一致:凌晨 1:15 在普林斯顿医院于睡梦中离世。
• 地点: 新泽西州普林斯顿, 美国
• 世界时(UTC): 1955-04-18T06:15Z

那一刻的星空

• 天顶(正头顶的那一点): RA 225.10°, Dec 40.18°

离天顶最近的星

与站内免费计算器同一套标准天文算法:由记录的时刻与地点推出当地恒星时,得到天顶坐标,再取真实星表里赤纬 ±15° 带内球面角距最小的星。这里给出的是「离天顶最近」这一纯天文结果。

• 星表编号: HIP 73476
• 星座: 牧夫座
• 星等: 7.09
• 距离(光年): 543.6
• 与天顶的角距(度): 0.1543°

那一刻天空中最亮的星

同一时刻位于地平线 10° 以上、星等最亮的前几颗真实恒星(HYG 星表编号,多为 Hipparcos/HIP 编号)。

• HIP 91262 — 天琴座, 星等 0.03 (48.6°)
• HIP 97649 — 天鹰座, 星等 0.76 (18.6°)
• HIP 65474 — 处女座, 星等 0.98 (34.1°)
• HIP 80763 — 天蝎座, 星等 1.06 (20.0°)
• HIP 102098 — 天鹅座, 星等 1.25 (30.0°)

来源与核验

最近核验: 2026-09-17

本页是独立的天文记录,与该人物本人、家属或遗产管理机构无任何关联,亦未经其认可或授权。纪念命名仅为纪念意义,不获国际天文学联合会(IAU)官方承认。

• Daily Princetonian(1955 年原刊) — 时刻 1:15 与地点(普林斯顿医院): https://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2006/10/einstein-dies
• 《纽约时报》讣告(1955) — 凌晨 1:15 于普林斯顿医院: https://www.nytimes.com/1955/04/19/archives/dr-albert-einstein-dies-in-sleep-at-76-world-mourns-loss-of-great.html

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