Star profile

HIP 109572

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

What is HIP 109572

It shines in Cepheus, the Ethiopian king of Greek myth, perched near the northern celestial pole. An F-type star, white-yellow and slightly warmer than the Sun, its light set out some 122 years ago —just as Marie Curie was earning her first Nobel Prize and opening the doors to the atomic age. A modest but steady glow in the circumpolar sky, visible only under truly dark heavens.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 109572 lies in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is October, when it culminates around midnight.

From London it never sets and culminates about 85° up.
From New York it never sets and culminates about 74° up.
From Sydney it never rises above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 33° S.

It ranks no. 35 in brightness among the 95 stars of Cepheus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Alderamin, the brightest: it lies about 9° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 120 years ago.

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Astronomical data for HIP 109572

Constellation: Cepheus
Apparent magnitude: 5.24
Distance: 121.9 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 332.953° · Dec 56.839°
Catalogue: HIP 109572 · HD 210855

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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