Star profile

HIP 3717

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

What is HIP 3717

An orange ember in Cetus, the celestial whale winding beneath Pisces. The light it emits today has been crossing space for 355 years —it left around 1671, when Cassini first observed Iapetus's shadow on Saturn. A quiet K giant, cool in colour, in a corner of the sky where bright stars are scarce.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 3717 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 20° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 31° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 74° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere south of 72° N.

It ranks no. 75 in brightness among the 111 stars of Cetus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Diphda, the brightest: it lies about 1° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 360 years ago.

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Astronomical data for HIP 3717

Constellation: Cetus
Apparent magnitude: 5.70
Distance: 355.3 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 11.930° · Dec -18.061°
Catalogue: HIP 3717 · HD 4585

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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