Star profile
HIP 14915
Variable starWhat is HIP 14915
An orange, variable star in Cetus, the cosmic whale. Its light set off 753 years ago, during the heyday of Gothic cathedrals and the founding of the first European universities. A K-class star, its brightness changes subtly —a sign of inner processes reshaping its atmosphere— and its warm tone recalls the orange glow of seaside dawns.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 14915 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 45° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 56° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 49° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere north of 83° S.
It ranks no. 58 in brightness among the 111 stars of Cetus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Diphda, the brightest: it lies about 44° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 750 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 14915
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.55
- Distance
- 753.3 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 48.110° · Dec 6.661°
- Catalogue
- HIP 14915 · HD 19926
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Other stars in Cetus
Cetus has 111 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- DiphdaBeta Ceti2.04
- MenkarAlpha Ceti2.54
- Eta Ceti3.46
- 67 Ceti5.51
- 47 Ceti5.51
- 80 Ceti5.53
- HIP 29415.57
- HIP 37415.57