Star profile
HIP 114382
What is HIP 114382
Within the southern Crane, Grus —that elegant elongated bird of the southern sky— shines a yellow-white type F star, slightly hotter and more luminous than the Sun. Its light took only 109 years to cross the void: it set out when Einstein published general relativity and all Europe sank into the First World War. It still arrives young, a clear flame suspended between the neck and the wings of the celestial bird.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 114382 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 never rises above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 6° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 81° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 47° N.
It ranks no. 35 in brightness among the 39 stars of Grus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Alnair, the brightest: it lies about 12° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 110 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 114382
- Constellation
- Grus
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.83
- Distance
- 109.0 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 347.489° · Dec -42.861°
- Catalogue
- HIP 114382 · HD 218630
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Other stars in Grus
Grus has 39 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- AlnairAlpha Grus1.73
- TiakiBeta Grus2.07
- AldhanabGamma Grus3.00
- HIP 1147755.77
- HIP 1139025.79
- HIP 1141675.81
- Sigma 2 Grus5.85
- HIP 1144075.90