Star profile
HIP 14930
Variable starWhat is HIP 14930
Horologium is a discreet southern constellation, devised by Lacaille to honour the pendulum and mechanical clocks. There glows this white A-type star — young and hot — whose brightness varies slightly over time, like a stubborn heartbeat. Its light took about 1049 years to arrive: it set out when Persian and Arab astronomers — Al-Sufi among them — were recording nebulae and galaxies with awe long before Europe rediscovered them. That white light carries that heritage with it: of those who watched the sky with endless patience.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 14930 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 never rises above the horizon.
- From New York it never rises above the horizon.
- From Sydney it never sets and culminates about 67° up.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 33° N.
It ranks no. 12 in brightness among the 18 stars of Horologium in our catalogue. To find it, start from Alpha Horologium, the brightest: it lies about 18° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 1,000 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 14930
- Constellation
- Horologium
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.71
- Distance
- 1048.9 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 48.138° · Dec -57.322°
- Catalogue
- HIP 14930 · HD 20234
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Other stars in Horologium
Horologium has 18 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- Alpha Horologium3.85
- Delta Horologium4.93
- Beta Horologium4.98
- Lambda Horologium5.36
- Iota Horologium5.40
- HIP 165095.67
- HIP 175345.72
- Gamma Horologium5.73