Star profile

HIP 116957

3D likeness based on its real data · class K · ~4,200 K

What is HIP 116957

In the long meander of Aquarius, an orange K-type star gleams about 270 light years away. Its light departed around 1756, in the heart of the European Enlightenment, when cabinets of curiosities were turning into the first scientific museums. Cooler than the Sun and bathed in an amber glow, it carries that stillness typical of stars that have tempered their youth. The Water Bearer takes it in among figures of liquids and clouds, and its unhurried pulse fits perfectly with the calm of that trail of faint stars.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 116957 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: the Sun sits at the opposite point of the sky and the star culminates around midnight. How high it climbs above the horizon depends on the latitude you watch from.

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Astronomical data for HIP 116957

Constellation: Aquarius
Apparent magnitude: 5.27
Distance: 270.0 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 355.616° · Dec -15.448°
Catalogue: HIP 116957 · HD 222643

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Other stars in Aquarius

Aquarius has 99 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 99 stars in Aquarius