Star profile
HIP 16263
What is HIP 16263
In the long celestial course of Eridanus —the mythical river into which Phaethon plunged after losing the chariot of the Sun— burns this white A-type star. Its light began its journey around 1608, when Hans Lippershey applied for the patent of the first telescope in the Netherlands. A-type stars consume their hydrogen with youthful haste; their clear glow recalls the pale light of a full moon reflected on fresh snow.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 16263 lies in the southern 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 26° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 37° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 69° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 77° N.
It ranks no. 84 in brightness among the 129 stars of Eridanus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Achernar, the brightest: it lies about 49° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 420 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 16263
- Constellation
- Eridanus
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.57
- Distance
- 418.2 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 52.400° · Dec -12.675°
- Catalogue
- HIP 16263 · HD 21688
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Other stars in Eridanus
Eridanus has 129 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- AchernarAlpha Eridani0.45
- CursaBeta Eridani2.78
- AcamarTheta 1 Eridani2.88
- HIP 167805.56
- 25 Eridani5.56
- HIP 217435.56
- HIP 173955.59
- HIP 190955.59