Star profile
HIP 117887
Variable starWhat is HIP 117887
In Pisces shines, intermittent, a red variable star of type M, far cooler than the Sun and with a slow breathing rhythm. Its light set off 637 years ago: it was crossing space as Wycliffe completed in Oxford the first full translation of the Bible into English around 1388. Pulsing and old, it beats among the invisible threads that bind the two tethered fish.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 117887 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 39° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 49° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 56° above the horizon.
It sits almost on the celestial equator, so it can be seen from nearly the whole planet.
It ranks no. 61 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 640 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 117887
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.78
- Distance
- 637.1 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 358.694° · Dec 0.109°
- Catalogue
- HIP 117887 · HD 224062
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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
- 96 G. Psc5.74
- 21 Piscium5.77
- 44 Piscium5.77
- 66 Piscium5.80
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