Star · F6V
16 Psc
16 Psc is a main-sequence star of spectral type F6V in the constellation Pisces, 106.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 116495 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Distance | 106.3 light-years (32.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.68 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.11 |
| Spectral type | F6V |
| Surface temperature | 6,630 K |
| Luminosity | 4.84 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.67 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.48 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 36m 23.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +2° 06′ 08″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 43.4 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.68). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 88° S. It stands highest at midnight in September, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1920. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.9 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 16 Psc, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.40, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Leo. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- λ Psc 3.19 light-years
- WISEA J233333.46+025128.4 4.99 light-years
- WISEA J232307.08+054113.0 9.20 light-years
- ULAS J231856.24+043328.5 9.43 light-years
- CFBDS J232304.41-015232.3 9.83 light-years
- HIP 114834 9.97 light-years
- HIP 115381 10.2 light-years
- HIP 115112 10.2 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.