Star profile

HIP 1288

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

What is HIP 1288

In the southern and discreet Sculptor, far from the bustle of the Milky Way, glows this orange K-type star. Its light set out around 497 years ago, near 1529, when Juan Sebastián Elcano completed the first voyage around the world and proved the planets roundness. Cooler than the Sun yet swollen by time, it offers a warm orange typical of stars that have traveled most of their lives. Its surroundings form a relative gap in the sky, nearly empty of bright stars, where it stands out clearly.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 1288 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, when it culminates around midnight.

From London it culminates about 7° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 18° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 88° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere south of 59° N.

It ranks no. 21 in brightness among the 33 stars of Sculptor in our catalogue. To find it, start from Alpha Sculptor, the brightest: it lies about 9° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 500 years ago.

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Astronomical data for HIP 1288

Constellation: Sculptor
Apparent magnitude: 5.66
Distance: 496.5 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 4.037° · Dec -31.446°
Catalogue: HIP 1288 · HD 1187

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Other stars in Sculptor

Sculptor has 33 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 33 stars in Sculptor