Star profile

HIP 101345

3D likeness based on its real data · class G · ~5,500 K

What is HIP 101345

In Capricorn, just 79 light years away, shines a yellow G-class star very similar in colour to the Sun. The light crossing the courtyard tonight began its journey around 1946, just as the first electronic computers like ENIAC were being built. A close galactic neighbour: one of those stars that, seen from an as-yet-undiscovered world, might look much like an earthly sunrise.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 101345 lies in the southern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is July, when it culminates around midnight.

From London it culminates about 29° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 39° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 66° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere south of 80° N.

It ranks no. 33 in brightness among the 48 stars of Capricornus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Deneb Algedi, the brightest: it lies about 19° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 80 years ago.

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Astronomical data for HIP 101345

Constellation: Capricornus
Apparent magnitude: 5.66
Distance: 79.6 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 308.099° · Dec -9.853°
Catalogue: HIP 101345 · HD 195564

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Other stars in Capricornus

Capricornus has 48 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 48 stars in Capricornus