Star profile
HIP 112590
What is HIP 112590
In the boreal lizard of Lacerta gleams a yellow G-type star, cousin of the Sun mislaid among minor constellations. Its light departed three hundred and thirty-seven years ago, when Newton was publishing the «Principia» and reordering the mechanics of the cosmos. Warm and serene, its glow recalls a candle set upon a freshly written manuscript. To see it tonight is, almost, to read the first equations that gave the universe its order.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 112590 lies in the northern 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 culminates about 76° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 87° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 19° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere north of 53° S.
It ranks no. 28 in brightness among the 36 stars of Lacerta in our catalogue. To find it, start from Alpha Lacerta, the brightest: it lies about 13° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 340 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 112590
- Constellation
- Lacerta
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.82
- Distance
- 337.0 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 342.046° · Dec 37.417°
- Catalogue
- HIP 112590 · HD 215943
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Other stars in Lacerta
Lacerta has 36 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- Alpha Lacerta3.76
- 1 Lacerta4.14
- 5 Lacerta4.34
- HIP 1115465.73
- HIP 1132225.73
- HIP 1130485.79
- HIP 1130845.82
- HIP 1124175.84