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: the Sun sits at the opposite point of the sky and the star culminates around midnight. How high it climbs above the horizon depends on the latitude you watch from.

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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.

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