Star · G0V
Achird
Achird is a main-sequence star of spectral type G0V in the constellation Cassiopeia, 19.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | η Cas · Gl 34A · HIP 3821 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cassiopeia |
| Distance | 19.3 light-years (5.92 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 3.46 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 4.60 |
| Spectral type | G0V |
| Surface temperature | 6,020 K |
| Luminosity | 1.29 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.05 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.07 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 0h 49m 05.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +57° 48′ 55″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 35.0 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 3.46). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 32° S. North of latitude 32° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in October, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 2007. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 343 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Achird, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 3.69, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Crux. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.