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HIP 16168

3D likeness based on its real data · class A · ~8,500 K

What is HIP 16168

Within Perseus glows a white A-type star 382 light years away. Its light set out when Cervantes was writing the second part of Don Quixote in a Baroque and weary Spain. Hotter than the Sun and more luminous, it shines with the sharpness typical of white stars, without the warmth of the yellow ones or the fierce burn of the blue.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 16168 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: the Sun sits at the opposite point of the sky and the star culminates around midnight. How high it climbs above the horizon depends on the latitude you watch from.

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A signature without a lock can be replaced by someone else's. The lock makes the signature permanent and lets you choose a symbolic name for the star, always shown next to the star's catalogue identifier. How the lock works

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A public signature from a real person. The chosen name is a symbolic denomination within Stelvia, with no official standing or IAU recognition: the sky is not for sale and belongs to no one.

Astronomical data for HIP 16168

Constellation
Perseus
Apparent magnitude
5.72
Distance
382.4 light years
Coordinates (J2000)
RA 52.086° · Dec 33.808°
Catalogue
HIP 16168 · HD 21402

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