Star profile

HIP 113669

3D likeness based on its real data · class K · ~4,200 K

What is HIP 113669

It belongs as well to Piscis Austrinus, yet its light is a serene orange typical of K-class stars already entering a more mature phase of their lives. That glow set out close to 535 years ago, when Christopher Columbus had just returned from his first voyage to the Antilles and Europe's cultural horizon was widening beyond measure. It is an orange giant, far more expansive than the Sun and with a warmer-hued radiance. Its glow evokes the slow promise of an evening sky.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 113669 lies in the southern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is August, when it culminates around midnight.

From London it culminates about 10° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 20° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 85° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere south of 61° N.

It ranks no. 16 in brightness among the 26 stars of Piscis Austrinus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Fomalhaut, the brightest: it lies about 1° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 530 years ago.

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Astronomical data for HIP 113669

Constellation: Piscis Austrinus
Apparent magnitude: 5.55
Distance: 534.8 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 345.331° · Dec -28.854°
Catalogue: HIP 113669 · HD 217484

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Other stars in Piscis Austrinus

Piscis Austrinus has 26 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 26 stars in Piscis Austrinus