Star profile

HIP 13679

3D likeness based on its real data · class F · ~6,500 K

What is HIP 13679

In Cetus, the maritime constellation of the autumn sky, shines this yellow-white F-type star, slightly hotter than the Sun. Its light set out 140 years ago, around 1884, when the Berlin Conference was partitioning Africa among the European colonial powers. Its lemony hue and modest luminosity make it one of those stars the trained eye picks out as a small pale pearl floating against the darker background of the constellation.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 13679 lies in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is November, when it culminates around midnight.

From London it culminates about 47° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 58° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 48° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 82° S.

It ranks no. 107 in brightness among the 111 stars of Cetus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Diphda, the brightest: it lies about 42° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 140 years ago.

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Astronomical data for HIP 13679

Constellation: Cetus
Apparent magnitude: 5.97
Distance: 140.2 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 44.057° · Dec 8.382°
Catalogue: HIP 13679 · HD 18262

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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