Star profile
HIP 116918
What is HIP 116918
In Pisces, that ancient zodiacal figure where two ribbons cross, tied to motionless fish, shines an A-type white star. Its light set out more than three hundred and twenty years ago, towards the end of the seventeenth century, when Leeuwenhoek was discovering through his lenses the invisible world of microbes. Hotter and more luminous than the Sun, it gives off a cool white glow. It is a discreet light in a constellation of fine brushstrokes, like a small, sharp piece holding up the silence of the sky when autumn and winter meet above the horizon.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 116918 lies in the northern 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 46° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 57° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 49° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere north of 83° S.
It ranks no. 69 in brightness among the 79 stars of Pisces in our catalogue. To find it, start from Alpherg, the brightest: it lies about 28° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 320 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 116918
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.89
- Distance
- 324.3 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 355.486° · Dec 7.251°
- Catalogue
- HIP 116918 · HD 222602
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Other stars in Pisces
Pisces has 79 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- AlphergEta Piscium3.62
- Gamma Piscium3.70
- AlreschaAlpha Piscium3.82
- HIP 8405.84
- HIP 1136225.85
- 54 Piscium5.88
- 53 Piscium5.89
- 112 Piscium5.89