Star · G8IV
5 Psc
5 Psc is a subgiant star of spectral type G8IV in the constellation Pisces, 238.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 114273 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Distance | 238.3 light-years (73.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.42 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.10 |
| Spectral type | G8IV |
| Surface temperature | 4,980 K |
| Luminosity | 43.1 L☉ |
| Radius | 8.84 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.66 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 08m 40.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +2° 07′ 40″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 70.8 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.42). 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 1788. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 5 Psc, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.15, 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):
- HIP 114354 1.50 light-years
- ULAS J230358.64+005807.3 7.57 light-years
- HIP 114665 12.5 light-years
- HIP 114573 13.7 light-years
- ULAS J225649.51+005452.5 14.9 light-years
- HIP 115190 15.9 light-years
- HIP 114576 17.8 light-years
- HIP 113275 18.1 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.