Star profile
HIP 983
What is HIP 983
Caught between the waves of Cetus —the cosmic whale once threatened by the hero Perseus— this orange K-class ember waits 622 light-years away. When its light first slipped free, the Burgundian courts were weaving tapestries, Joan of Arc had not yet been born, and Europe s earliest printers were searching for the shape of the press. A patient flame on the flank of the sea monster.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 983 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 21° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 31° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 74° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 72° N.
It ranks no. 40 in brightness among the 111 stars of Cetus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Diphda, the brightest: it lies about 7° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 620 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 983
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.29
- Distance
- 622.5 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 3.042° · Dec -17.938°
- Catalogue
- HIP 983 · HD 787
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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 35055.22
- HIP 117385.27
- 69 Ceti5.29
- Phi 3 Ceti5.35
- 75 Ceti5.36