Star profile
HIP 7359
Cool red starWhat is HIP 7359
In Pisces, the two celestial fish bound by a cosmic ribbon, pulses a red M-type giant some 532 light-years away. Its light set out around 1490, when Leonardo da Vinci was designing his flying machines and Gutenberg's press was beginning to spread knowledge across Europe. Far cooler than the Sun yet immense, its crimson glow is like an ancient lantern hanging from the invisible threads that bind the zodiacal fish.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 7359 lies in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is October, when it culminates around midnight.
- From London it culminates about 57° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 68° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 38° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere north of 72° S.
It ranks no. 70 in brightness among the 79 stars of Pisces in our catalogue. To find it, start from Alpherg, the brightest: it lies about 3° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 530 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 7359
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.90
- Distance
- 532.1 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 23.704° · Dec 18.461°
- Catalogue
- HIP 7359 · HD 9640
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Other stars in Pisces
Pisces has 79 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- AlphergEta Piscium3.62
- Gamma Piscium3.70
- AlreschaAlpha Piscium3.82
- HIP 1169185.89
- 53 Piscium5.89
- 112 Piscium5.89
- 14 Piscium5.91
- HIP 84045.91