Star profile

HIP 107230

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

What is HIP 107230

Some 245 light years away, in the northern reaches of Cepheus, a K-type orange star greets us with a warm, unhurried tone. Its light set out around 1781, just as William Herschel was discovering Uranus and the solar system was doubling its known boundaries. Cooler and generally older than the Sun, it belongs to that family of suns that have started leaving youth behind to drift toward giant maturity. It glows discreetly above the legendary king's square, reminding us that the northern sky hides jewels easily overlooked.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 107230 lies in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is November, when it culminates around midnight.

From London it never sets and culminates about 69° up.
From New York it never sets and culminates about 58° up.
From Sydney it never rises above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 18° S.

It ranks no. 32 in brightness among the 95 stars of Cepheus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Alderamin, the brightest: it lies about 10° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 240 years ago.

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Astronomical data for HIP 107230

Constellation: Cepheus
Apparent magnitude: 5.18
Distance: 244.5 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 325.767° · Dec 72.320°
Catalogue: HIP 107230 · HD 207130

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Other stars in Cepheus

Cepheus has 95 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 95 stars in Cepheus