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HIP 111934

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

What is HIP 111934

In Piscis Austrinus —which catches in its mouth the water Aquarius pours— shines a K-type star, orange and serene, somewhat cooler than the Sun. Its light set out around the year 1330, when Giotto was painting his frescoes in Padua and Central Asia trembled under the heirs of Genghis Khan. It arrives now —faithful to its orange ember— like an echo of that distant century.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 111934 lies in the southern 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 8° above the horizon.
  • From New York it culminates about 19° above the horizon.
  • From Sydney it culminates about 87° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere south of 59° N.

It ranks no. 22 in brightness among the 26 stars of Piscis Austrinus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Fomalhaut, the brightest: it lies about 4° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 690 years ago.

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Astronomical data for HIP 111934

Constellation
Piscis Austrinus
Apparent magnitude
5.88
Distance
694.0 light years
Coordinates (J2000)
RA 340.093° · Dec -30.659°
Catalogue
HIP 111934 · HD 214690

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Other stars in Piscis Austrinus

Piscis Austrinus has 26 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 26 stars in Piscis Austrinus