HIP 11356, a star in Cetus
HIP 11356 is a star in the constellation Cetus. At 2,880 light years away, it shines at an apparent visual magnitude of 9.10.
HIP 11356 (HIP 11356)
HIP 11356 is a star in the constellation Cetus. At 2,880 light years away, it shines at an apparent visual magnitude of 9.10. It is moving through the Galaxy at a speed of 20.0 km/s relative to the Sun.
Sky position: RA 2h 26.2m, Dec -22° 55.1'
Common designations: HIP 11356, Gaia DR3 5120478946802872448
How to find HIP 11356 in the sky
HIP 11356 lies in Cetus. With a declination of -22° 55.1', it is visible from the entire Southern Hemisphere and from the Northern Hemisphere up to about latitude 67° N. A telescope is needed to see it. It is highest in the sky at local midnight around November, which makes the weeks around that month the best time to observe it.
Tabulated data for HIP 11356
Astrometry and spectroscopy
| Right Ascension (J2000) | 36.56156114° (2h 26.2m) |
| Declination (J2000) | -22.91811096° (-22° 55.1') |
| Galactic Longitude | 207.07385420° |
| Galactic Latitude | -68.14905189° |
| Proper motion RA | -2.28 mas/yr |
| Proper motion Dec | -4.19 mas/yr |
| Parallax | 1.13 ± 0.02 mas |
| Radial Velocity | 0.54 km/s |
Photometry
| Band | Magnitude | Abs. Mag. |
|---|---|---|
| B | 10.44 | 0.71 |
| V | 9.10 | -0.63 |
| J | 6.86 | -2.87 |
| H | 6.20 | -3.53 |
| K | 6.03 | -3.70 |
Colour index B-V: +1.34
Derivations
- Heliocentric distance: 883.08 pc (2,880 light years) (1.6% margin of error)
- Absolute visual magnitude: -0.63
- Transverse velocity: 20.0 km/s
- Space velocity relative to the Sun: 20.0 km/s
- Galactic position (X, Y, Z): -292.7 pc, -149.6 pc, -819.6 pc
- Galactic velocity (U, V, W): 17.9 km/s, -6.8 km/s, -5.7 km/s
Data: Extended Hipparcos Compilation (XHIP) and SIMBAD.