Star profile
HIP 11102
What is HIP 11102
In the slow course of Eridanus, that celestial river meandering through the south, shines a white star of cool tones. Its light set out around 1827, just as Beethoven was dying in Vienna after leaving us his Ninth Symphony. Hotter and more massive than the Sun, it vibrates with the clean and steady clarity of young A-type stars.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 11102 lies in the southern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is September, when it culminates around midnight.
- From London it never rises above the horizon.
- From New York it never rises above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 73° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 39° N.
It ranks no. 118 in brightness among the 129 stars of Eridanus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Achernar, the brightest: it lies about 9° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 200 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 11102
- Constellation
- Eridanus
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.90
- Distance
- 198.5 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 35.728° · Dec -51.092°
- Catalogue
- HIP 11102 · HD 14943
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Other stars in Eridanus
Eridanus has 129 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- AchernarAlpha Eridani0.45
- CursaBeta Eridani2.78
- AcamarTheta 1 Eridani2.88
- HIP 169895.86
- HIP 203415.86
- HIP 234755.86
- HIP 178055.91
- HIP 149135.92