Star profile

HIP 103389

3D likeness based on its real data · class F · ~6,500 K

What is HIP 103389

A little more than 71 light-years away, in Capricornus, it shines with the yellowish-white tone of class F stars, slightly hotter than the Sun. The light arriving now set out a little over seven decades ago, when post-war Europe was taking its first steps towards reconstruction and the pioneers of computing were building the first electronic computers. Because it is so close, it is one of those suns that can be studied in detail from Earth.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 103389 lies in the southern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is August, when it culminates around midnight.

From London it culminates about 12° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 23° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 82° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere south of 64° N.

It ranks no. 34 in brightness among the 48 stars of Capricornus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Deneb Algedi, the brightest: it lies about 15° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 72 years ago.

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Astronomical data for HIP 103389

Constellation: Capricornus
Apparent magnitude: 5.70
Distance: 71.7 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 314.197° · Dec -26.296°
Catalogue: HIP 103389 · HD 199260

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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