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HIP 3849

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

What is HIP 3849

Within Cetus the whale glows an orange K-type star 278 light years away. Its light set out while Louis XIV was moving his court to the newly finished palace of Versailles. Cooler than the Sun yet older and dilated, it radiates with a warm, golden hue, like the slow ember of a fire that refuses to die.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 3849 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 25° above the horizon.
  • From New York it culminates about 36° above the horizon.
  • From Sydney it culminates about 70° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere south of 76° N.

It ranks no. 63 in brightness among the 111 stars of Cetus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Diphda, the brightest: it lies about 5° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 280 years ago.

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Astronomical data for HIP 3849

Constellation
Cetus
Apparent magnitude
5.59
Distance
277.6 light years
Coordinates (J2000)
RA 12.357° · Dec -13.561°
Catalogue
HIP 3849 · HD 4730

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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