Star profile

HIP 105411

3D likeness based on its real data · class K · ~4,200 K

What is HIP 105411

In Pegasus, the winged horse, shines an orange type-K star 270 light-years away. Its light set out in the late eighteenth century, when the Montgolfier brothers raised the first hot-air balloon at Annonay and humankind first brushed the paths of the air. Cooler than the Sun, its copper glow speaks of the giants' rest —a calm flame riding the back of the celestial steed.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 105411 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 62° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 73° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 32° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 66° S.

It ranks no. 58 in brightness among the 98 stars of Pegasus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Enif, the brightest: it lies about 15° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 270 years ago.

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Astronomical data for HIP 105411

Constellation: Pegasus
Apparent magnitude: 5.58
Distance: 270.5 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 320.268° · Dec 23.856°
Catalogue: HIP 105411 · HD 203344

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Other stars in Pegasus

Pegasus has 98 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 98 stars in Pegasus