Star · A0V
Alphecca
Alphecca is a main-sequence star of spectral type A0V in the constellation Corona Borealis, 77.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | α CrB · HIP 76267 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Corona Borealis |
| Distance | 77.2 light-years (23.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 2.22 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 0.35 |
| Spectral type | A0V |
| Surface temperature | 9,740 K |
| Luminosity | 82.1 L☉ |
| Radius | 3.18 R☉ |
| Mass | 3.2 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 15h 34m 41.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +26° 42′ 54″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 16.6 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 2.22). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 63° S. North of latitude 63° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in May, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1949. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Alphecca, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.70, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Fornax. It would be invisible 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.