Star profile
HIP 3834
What is HIP 3834
In Cetus, some 189 light-years away, shines this orange type K star. Its light set out around 1837, when young Queen Victoria ascended the throne and an era began that would redefine empire, railway and photography. Cooler than the Sun yet considerably larger, it spills a warm glow over the celestial sea creature the autumn sky tends to offer with discretion.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 3834 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 14° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 25° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 80° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 66° N.
It ranks no. 99 in brightness among the 111 stars of Cetus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Diphda, the brightest: it lies about 6° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 190 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 3834
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.90
- Distance
- 188.9 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 12.308° · Dec -24.137°
- Catalogue
- HIP 3834 · HD 4732
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Other stars in Cetus
Cetus has 111 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- DiphdaBeta Ceti2.04
- MenkarAlpha Ceti2.54
- Eta Ceti3.46
- HIP 110335.89
- HIP 113815.89
- HIP 31935.90
- HIP 65645.92
- 34 Ceti5.93