Star profile

HIP 18975

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

What is HIP 18975

In the bosom of Taurus, that figure charging toward the Pleiades, gleams a white F-type star, slightly hotter than the Sun and casting a marginally whiter glow. Its 114 light-years were born in the days of the Treaty of Versailles, when Europe signed a peace that would scarcely last a historical sigh. Today its light — coeval with that fragile armistice — reaches us intact and serene.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 18975 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 57° 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. 80 in brightness among the 144 stars of Taurus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Aldebaran, the brightest: it lies about 11° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 110 years ago.

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Astronomical data for HIP 18975

Constellation: Taurus
Apparent magnitude: 5.45
Distance: 113.7 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 60.986° · Dec 8.197°
Catalogue: HIP 18975 · HD 25570

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Other stars in Taurus

Taurus has 144 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 144 stars in Taurus