Star · F8V
61 Psc
61 Psc is a main-sequence star of spectral type F8V in the constellation Pisces, 206.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 3730 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Distance | 206.6 light-years (63.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.51 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.50 |
| Spectral type | F8V |
| Surface temperature | 6,300 K |
| Luminosity | 8.66 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.47 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.72 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 0h 47m 54.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +20° 55′ 31″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 47.8 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 6.51); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 69° S. North of latitude 69° N it never sets. 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 1819. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.7 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 61 Psc, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.84, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Corvus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 3795 8.53 light-years
- HIP 5115 18.0 light-years
- HIP 4423 18.1 light-years
- HIP 4471 19.9 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.