When is the best time to observe HIP 111879?

HIP 111879 is best observed from July through September, with peak visibility during August when it transits around midnight in the Northern Hemisphere.

Where is HIP 111879 located in the sky?

HIP 111879 lies in the constellation Piscis Austrinus at right ascension 22h 40m and declination -28° 20′.

What telescope do I need to split HIP 111879?

Splitting HIP 111879 requires an aperture of roughly 60 mm or larger — the components are separated by about 86.5″ at magnitudes near 6.3. Larger apertures and steady seeing help resolve the pair cleanly.

HIP 111879 — Double Star in Piscis Austrinus

Magnitude 6.3^m DoubleStar Piscis Austrinus (PsA) Visible

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1Physical Properties

Magnitude 6.31

Spectral Type K0IV subgiant

Star Color Orange (B-V 1.01)

Distance 326 ly

2Position & Identifiers

RA 22h 39m 44.0s

Dec -28° 19' 31.0"

Constellation Piscis Austrinus (PsA)

HR 8619

HIP 111879

HD 214599

SAO 191308

Double Cat 16149

SIMBAD

3How easy to split?

Primary 6.3 mag Companion 7.5 mag Separation 86.5″

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Telescope	Bortle 3	Bortle 4	Bortle 5
80 mm refractor 80mm refr.	Easy	Easy	Easy
150 mm Newton 150mm Newt.	Easy	Easy	Easy
Celestron C8 (203 mm SCT) C8 203mm	Easy	Easy	Easy

Easy Medium Hard Very hard Impossible

Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

4Visibility

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Best season Jul – Sep (peak: Aug)

5Multiple Star System Triple

Components 3 (triple)

Component IDs AB

Separation 86.5″

Companion Mag 7.5

Position Angle 157°

Star Colors A: Orange

Discoverer H 6 119

Notes

ABC CPM. BC 7.3v F6IV, 8.1v sep. 3".

Separation over time

Measured 1783 → 2015 (232 y)

Separation drift 87.0" → 86.5" (-0.50")

Rate -0.0022" / y

PA drift 158° → 157° (-1°, -0.004°/y)

Essentially fixed on human timescales — the same view your grandchildren will see.

Measured from the WDS observational archive. No orbital solution has been derived — most likely the period is too long to fit an orbit to the available measurement arc.