Star profile
HIP 113116
Northern polar starWhat is HIP 113116
Near the celestial north pole, in Cepheus, an orange giant pulses some 356 light-years away. Its light began the journey when Galileo first turned his spyglass to the sky and discovered the moons of Jupiter. Cooler than the Sun, it shines with the calm of a perpetual sunset —a silent landmark for those who navigate or dream in the northern hemisphere.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 113116 lies in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is December, when it culminates around midnight.
- From London it never sets and culminates about 57° up.
- From New York it never sets and culminates about 46° up.
- From Sydney it never rises above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere north of 6° S.
It ranks no. 18 in brightness among the 95 stars of Cepheus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Alderamin, the brightest: it lies about 22° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 360 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 113116
- Constellation
- Cepheus
- Apparent magnitude
- 4.70
- Distance
- 355.7 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 343.602° · Dec 84.346°
- Catalogue
- HIP 113116 · HD 217382
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Other stars in Cepheus
Cepheus has 95 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- AlderaminAlpha Cepheus2.45
- ErraiGamma Cepheus3.21
- AlfirkBeta Cepheus3.23
- Pi Cepheus4.41
- HIP 1024314.52
- 11 Cepheus4.55
- Omicron Cepheus4.75
- 9 Cepheus4.76