Star profile
11 Triangulum
What is 11 Triangulum
11 Trianguli rests in the small northern Triangle, about 278 light-years away. K-type, orange and cooler than the Sun, it glows with the warmth typical of aged giants. The constellation itself is tiny —barely three vertices— yet this star lends a warm note to the figure's southern angle.
Where it is and when to see it
11 Triangulum lies in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is November, when it culminates around midnight.
- From London it culminates about 70° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 81° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 24° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere north of 58° S.
It ranks no. 12 in brightness among the 18 stars of Triangulum in our catalogue. To find it, start from Beta Triangulum, the brightest: it lies about 5° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 280 years ago.
It opens in your browser. Free, no account, nothing to install.
Leave your signature on 11 Triangulum
Your name and a message go up on the map for everyone to read. Signing is free.
Without a lock, someone else can replace your signature. How the lock works
We'll ask for an email to confirm it's you, no password.
A public signature from a real person. The chosen name is a symbolic denomination within Stelvia, with no official standing or IAU recognition: the sky is not for sale and belongs to no one.
Astronomical data for 11 Triangulum
- Constellation
- Triangulum
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.55
- Distance
- 278.1 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 36.866° · Dec 31.801°
- Catalogue
- HIP 11432 · HD 15176
A symbolic commemorative gift: neither the signature nor the chosen name implies ownership of the star or recognition by the IAU.
Other stars in Triangulum
Triangulum has 18 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- Beta Triangulum3.00
- MothallahAlpha Triangulum3.42
- Gamma Triangulum4.03
- 12 Triangulum5.29
- 15 Triangulum5.38
- Epsilon Triangulum5.50
- HIP 79435.63
- HIP 84335.78