Star profile

HIP 343

3D likeness based on its real data · class K · ~4,200 K

What is HIP 343

It pulses in Cetus with the restful amber of a K-type star. Its light took almost 296 years to arrive: it set out at the start of the eighteenth century, when Vivaldi was publishing The Four Seasons and Europe was discovering keyboards tuned for every taste. Cetus is a vast constellation, tied to the sea-monster of Andromeda s tale, made mostly of medium lights. Within its bulk, this star takes a calm and warm position.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 343 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 culminates about 22° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 33° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 73° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere south of 73° N.

It ranks no. 85 in brightness among the 111 stars of Cetus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Diphda, the brightest: it lies about 9° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 300 years ago.

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Astronomical data for HIP 343

Constellation: Cetus
Apparent magnitude: 5.78
Distance: 295.7 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 1.082° · Dec -16.529°
Catalogue: HIP 343 · HD 225197

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Other stars in Cetus

Cetus has 111 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 111 stars in Cetus