Star profile
HIP 19511
What is HIP 19511
A yellow star, spectral cousin of the Sun though older and far more distant, rests in Eridanus some two hundred and eighty-six light years away. Its light peeled away around the years when James Watt was patenting his improved steam engine and opening the door to a new industrial age. It arrives now with the same warmth with which it set out.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 19511 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 30° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 40° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 65° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 81° N.
It ranks no. 91 in brightness among the 129 stars of Eridanus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Achernar, the brightest: it lies about 57° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 290 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 19511
- Constellation
- Eridanus
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.70
- Distance
- 286.1 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 62.699° · Dec -8.820°
- Catalogue
- HIP 19511 · HD 26464
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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 209225.61
- HIP 190115.62
- HIP 182625.70
- 46 Eridani5.71
- HIP 228605.71