Star profile
HIP 113222
Hot blue starWhat is HIP 113222
In Lacerta, the little lizard of the autumn sky, burns a blue star. Its light crossed more than six centuries before reaching us: it set out around 1402, when Tamerlane defeated the Ottoman sultan at Ankara and the Castilians landed on Lanzarote. Its scorching surface, far hotter than the Sun's, lends it that lavender hue worn only by young stars.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 113222 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 75° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 86° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 20° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere north of 54° S.
It ranks no. 26 in brightness among the 36 stars of Lacerta in our catalogue. To find it, start from Alpha Lacerta, the brightest: it lies about 15° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 620 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 113222
- Constellation
- Lacerta
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.73
- Distance
- 623.7 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 343.935° · Dec 36.351°
- Catalogue
- HIP 113222 · HD 216831
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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 1098315.72
- HIP 1113625.72
- HIP 1115465.73
- HIP 1130485.79
- HIP 1125905.82