Star profile
HIP 11348
Variable starWhat is HIP 11348
In Cetus, the celestial whale, a white variable A-type star shines at about 251 light-years. Its light set out around 1775, the very year the American War of Independence broke out and the geopolitics of the Atlantic was redrawn. Its surface hovers around 9000 degrees, hotter and brighter than the Sun; its glow shifts slightly over time, marking a slow, intimate rhythm in the night sky.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 11348 lies in the southern 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 culminates about 23° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 34° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 71° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 75° N.
It ranks no. 95 in brightness among the 111 stars of Cetus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Diphda, the brightest: it lies about 25° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 250 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 11348
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.88
- Distance
- 251.3 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 36.501° · Dec -15.341°
- Catalogue
- HIP 11348 · HD 15144
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Other stars in Cetus
Cetus has 111 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- DiphdaBeta Ceti2.04
- MenkarAlpha Ceti2.54
- Eta Ceti3.46
- HIP 103265.86
- 42 Ceti5.87
- HIP 95725.87
- HIP 43465.88
- HIP 110335.89