Star profile
HIP 113327
Variable starWhat is HIP 113327
In the small constellation of Lacerta, the celestial lizard, a bluish B-type star quivers 822 light-years away. Its variable light set out in the heart of the Middle Ages, when Gothic cathedrals were raising their spires toward the same sky that holds it. Far hotter than the Sun, its glow shifts with a subtle rhythm, as though it were breathing slowly. We gather it now, centuries later, a reminder that every glance at the sky is also a journey through time.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 113327 lies in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is October, when it culminates around midnight.
- From London it never sets and culminates about 87° up.
- From New York it culminates about 82° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 7° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere north of 41° S.
It ranks no. 18 in brightness among the 36 stars of Lacerta in our catalogue. To find it, start from Alpha Lacerta, the brightest: it lies about 4° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 820 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 113327
- Constellation
- Lacerta
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.34
- Distance
- 821.7 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 344.269° · Dec 48.684°
- Catalogue
- HIP 113327 · HD 217050
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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 1117955.11
- 13 Lacerta5.11
- 12 Lacerta5.25
- HIP 1095215.38
- HIP 1127315.43