Star · F0V
16 Lib
16 Lib is a main-sequence star of spectral type F0V in the constellation Libra, 89.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | GJ 9503 · HIP 73165 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Libra |
| Distance | 89.7 light-years (27.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 4.47 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.27 |
| Spectral type | F0V |
| Surface temperature | 7,350 K |
| Luminosity | 10.6 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.01 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.8 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 57m 11.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | −4° 20′ 47″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 33.3 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 4.47). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 86° N. It stands highest at midnight in May, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1936. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.6 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 16 Lib, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.03, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cetus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- GJ 3889 5.87 light-years
- GJ 1190 8.66 light-years
- GJ 1188 13.0 light-years
- WISEA J143422.31-083934.2 13.4 light-years
- PSO J227.1576-07.9608 13.7 light-years
- GJ 1192 14.0 light-years
- 5 Ser 14.6 light-years
- HIP 71469 14.7 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.