Star profile

Epsilon Equuleus

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

What is Epsilon Equuleus

Epsilon Equulei lives in the tiny constellation of the Little Horse, second smallest in the sky, about 176 light-years away. It is a multiple system whose components, observed through a telescope, resolve into three suns bound by gravity. To the naked eye it appears as a single yellow-white point; under the instrument it splits open and reveals its choral nature.

Where it is and when to see it

Epsilon Equuleus lies in the northern 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 43° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 54° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 52° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 86° S.

It ranks no. 6 in brightness among the 12 stars of Equuleus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Kitalpha, the brightest: it lies about 4° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 180 years ago.

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Astronomical data for Epsilon Equuleus

Constellation: Equuleus
Apparent magnitude: 5.30
Distance: 176.4 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 314.769° · Dec 4.293°
Catalogue: HIP 103569 · HD 199766

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Other stars in Equuleus

Equuleus has 12 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 12 stars in Equuleus