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HIP 11738

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

What is HIP 11738

In the vast figure of Cetus, the celestial whale, an orange giant radiates from some 459 light-years away. Its light set out around 1567, when Philip II was reordering an empire said never to see the sun set. An old K-type star, larger and cooler than ours, its colour recalls the embers of a brazier at dawn.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 11738 lies in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is October, when it culminates around midnight.

  • From London it culminates about 41° above the horizon.
  • From New York it culminates about 52° above the horizon.
  • From Sydney it culminates about 54° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 88° S.

It ranks no. 39 in brightness among the 111 stars of Cetus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Diphda, the brightest: it lies about 33° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 460 years ago.

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Astronomical data for HIP 11738

Constellation
Cetus
Apparent magnitude
5.27
Distance
459.4 light years
Coordinates (J2000)
RA 37.875° · Dec 2.267°
Catalogue
HIP 11738 · HD 15694

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Other stars in Cetus

Cetus has 111 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 111 stars in Cetus