Star profile
13 Triangulum
What is 13 Triangulum
13 Trianguli belongs to the small but ancient constellation of the Triangle, a modest geometric figure already recognised by the Greeks. It is a yellow G-type star, a close cousin of the Sun in colour and temperature, sitting at just one hundred and two light-years —a stellar neighbourhood in galactic terms. Its warm, serene light set out shortly after the dawn of the twentieth century.
Where it is and when to see it
13 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 68° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 79° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 26° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere north of 60° S.
It ranks no. 17 in brightness among the 18 stars of Triangulum in our catalogue. To find it, start from Beta Triangulum, the brightest: it lies about 6° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 100 years ago.
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Astronomical data for 13 Triangulum
- Constellation
- Triangulum
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.89
- Distance
- 102.4 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 37.202° · Dec 29.932°
- Catalogue
- HIP 11548 · HD 15335
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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
- HIP 79435.63
- HIP 84335.78
- HIP 118405.84
- HIP 91325.84
- HIP 79065.97