Star profile
HIP 117125
What is HIP 117125
In Octans —the constellation framing the south celestial pole—, an orange K-type star burns at 485 light-years. A region of sky known only to inhabitants of the southern hemisphere. Its light left when Magellan had just crossed the strait that now bears his name and the first circumnavigation of the globe was still incomplete.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 117125 lies in the southern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is July, when it culminates around midnight.
- From London it never rises above the horizon.
- From New York it never rises above the horizon.
- From Sydney it never sets and culminates about 45° up.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 11° N.
It ranks no. 24 in brightness among the 35 stars of Octans in our catalogue. To find it, start from Nu Octans, the brightest: it lies about 6° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 480 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 117125
- Constellation
- Octans
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.74
- Distance
- 484.7 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 356.170° · Dec -78.791°
- Catalogue
- HIP 117125 · HD 222806
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Other stars in Octans
Octans has 35 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- Nu Octans3.73
- Beta Octans4.13
- Delta Octans4.31
- Pi 2 Octans5.65
- HIP 75685.66
- Gamma 2 Octans5.72
- HIP 1014275.76
- Upsilon Octans5.76