Star profile
HIP 115312
What is HIP 115312
A yellow G-type star dwells in southern Sculptor 331 light years away. Its light set out when the Low Countries signed the Peace of Münster and the Dutch republic was officially born. It belongs to the same spectral family as the Sun —the lineage of quiet yellow stars— yet surpasses it in size and luminosity.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 115312 lies in the southern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is September, when it culminates around midnight.
- From London it culminates about 12° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 22° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 83° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 63° N.
It ranks no. 20 in brightness among the 33 stars of Sculptor in our catalogue. To find it, start from Alpha Sculptor, the brightest: it lies about 22° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 330 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 115312
- Constellation
- Sculptor
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.65
- Distance
- 330.5 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 350.315° · Dec -26.987°
- Catalogue
- HIP 115312 · HD 220096
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Other stars in Sculptor
Sculptor has 33 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- Alpha Sculptor4.30
- Beta Sculptor4.38
- Gamma Sculptor4.41
- HIP 1182775.59
- Xi Sculptor5.59
- HIP 1142545.60
- HIP 12885.66
- HIP 6555.67