The Sky Above Steve Jobs at the Moment of Death

Person · 1955–2011 · Approximate time

The record

• Date of death: 2011-10-05
• Time of death (local): 15:00 (Approximate time) — The Santa Clara County death certificate, obtained by Bloomberg, gives "about 3 p.m." at his Palo Alto home — effectively a ±30 minute window.
• Place: Palo Alto, California, United States
• UTC: 2011-10-05T22:00Z

The sky at that moment

• Zenith (the point directly overhead): RA 221.97°, Dec 37.49°

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 72393
• Constellation: Boötes
• Magnitude: 8.24
• Distance (light-years): 1436.8
• Angular distance from zenith (degrees): 0.1844°

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 (45.8°)
• HIP 97649 — Aquila, Magnitude 0.76 (16.8°)
• HIP 65474 — Virgo, Magnitude 0.98 (37.6°)
• HIP 80763 — Scorpius, Magnitude 1.06 (21.9°)
• HIP 102098 — Cygnus, Magnitude 1.25 (26.7°)

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.

• Bloomberg (death certificate) — Certificate: "about 3:00 p.m." local, death at home in Palo Alto: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2011-10-10/jobs-died-at-home-of-respiratory-arrest-tied-to-cancer-1-
• BBC News — Corroborates certificate details; Apple disclosed neither time nor place: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-15251734

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史蒂夫·乔布斯离世时的星空(2011-10-05)| A Star Named

人物 · 1955–2011 · 时刻为约数

记录

• 离世日期: 2011-10-05
• 离世时刻(当地): 15:00 (时刻为约数) — 彭博社取得的圣克拉拉县死亡证明记载为「约下午 3 点」,地点帕洛阿尔托家中——实际是 ±30 分钟的窗口。
• 地点: 加利福尼亚州帕洛阿尔托, 美国
• 世界时(UTC): 2011-10-05T22:00Z

那一刻的星空

• 天顶(正头顶的那一点): RA 221.97°, Dec 37.49°

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 72393
• 星座: 牧夫座
• 星等: 8.24
• 距离(光年): 1436.8
• 与天顶的角距(度): 0.1844°

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 (45.8°)
• HIP 97649 — 天鹰座, 星等 0.76 (16.8°)
• HIP 65474 — 处女座, 星等 0.98 (37.6°)
• HIP 80763 — 天蝎座, 星等 1.06 (21.9°)
• HIP 102098 — 天鹅座, 星等 1.25 (26.7°)

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。

• 彭博社(死亡证明) — 证明载「约 15:00」,帕洛阿尔托家中离世: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2011-10-10/jobs-died-at-home-of-respiratory-arrest-tied-to-cancer-1-
• BBC 新闻 — 印证证明细节;苹果公司未公布时刻与地点: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-15251734

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