Star profile

HIP 8433

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

What is HIP 8433

In the small autumn Triangulum glows a yellow-white F-type star, surprisingly close at about 91 light-years. Its light set out around 1934, while Marie Curie was concluding her last work on radioactivity and Europe was entering turbulent years. Slightly hotter than the Sun, it offers a serene radiance between gold and snow.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 8433 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 71° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 82° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 23° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 57° S.

It ranks no. 14 in brightness among the 18 stars of Triangulum in our catalogue. To find it, start from Beta Triangulum, the brightest: it lies about 5° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 91 years ago.

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Astronomical data for HIP 8433

Constellation: Triangulum
Apparent magnitude: 5.78
Distance: 90.9 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 27.173° · Dec 32.690°
Catalogue: HIP 8433 · HD 11007

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Other stars in Triangulum

Triangulum has 18 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 18 stars in Triangulum