Star profile

HIP 113864

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

What is HIP 113864

In Cepheus, the old Ethiopian king condemned to wheel forever around the northern pole, shines an orange K-type star. Its light set out some 413 years ago, while Cervantes was shaping the adventures of Don Quixote and the printing press multiplied ideas across Europe. Cooler and older than the Sun, it offers a serene flame —a copper crown suspended over the circumpolar mists.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 113864 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 74° up.
From New York it never sets and culminates about 63° up.
From Sydney it never rises above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 23° S.

It ranks no. 36 in brightness among the 95 stars of Cepheus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Alderamin, the brightest: it lies about 12° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 410 years ago.

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Astronomical data for HIP 113864

Constellation: Cepheus
Apparent magnitude: 5.25
Distance: 413.4 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 345.887° · Dec 67.209°
Catalogue: HIP 113864 · HD 218029

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Other stars in Cepheus

Cepheus has 95 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 95 stars in Cepheus