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HIP 81854

3D likeness based on its real data · class F · ~6,500 K

What is HIP 81854

In Ursa Minor, that small constellation that embraces the pole star, shines a yellow-white F-type star surprisingly close at 117 light-years. Its light set out around 1908, the year the Tunguska fireball fell over the Siberian forests and Ford launched his Model T. Slightly hotter than the Sun and a white barely tinged with gold, it stands watch near the axis of the northern sky.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 81854 lies in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is January, when it culminates around midnight.

  • From London it never sets and culminates about 64° up.
  • From New York it never sets and culminates about 53° up.
  • From Sydney it never rises above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 12° S.

It ranks no. 25 in brightness among the 25 stars of Ursa Minor in our catalogue. To find it, start from Polaris, the brightest: it lies about 13° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 120 years ago.

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Astronomical data for HIP 81854

Constellation
Ursa Minor
Apparent magnitude
5.99
Distance
117.8 light years
Coordinates (J2000)
RA 250.776° · Dec 77.514°
Catalogue
HIP 81854 · HD 152303

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Other stars in Ursa Minor

Ursa Minor has 25 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 25 stars in Ursa Minor