Star · F5IV
74 Ori
74 Ori is a subgiant star of spectral type F5IV in the constellation Orion, 63.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | GJ 9207 · HIP 29800 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Orion |
| Distance | 63.9 light-years (19.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.04 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.58 |
| Spectral type | F5IV |
| Surface temperature | 6,720 K |
| Luminosity | 3.14 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.31 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.33 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 16m 26.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +12° 16′ 19″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 21.2 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.04). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 78° S. North of latitude 78° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in December, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1962. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 74 Ori, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.29, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Serpens. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Gl 230 3.79 light-years
- WISEA J061557.21+152626.1 4.13 light-years
- Gl 231.1A 7.98 light-years
- Gl 231.1B 8.00 light-years
- GJ 3398 8.13 light-years
- Alzirr 8.49 light-years
- WISEA J055007.94+161051.9 8.82 light-years
- 71 Ori 10.8 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.