Star · A2
Alrescha
Alrescha is a main-sequence star of spectral type A2 in the constellation Pisces, 164.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | α Psc · HIP 9487 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Distance | 164.7 light-years (50.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 3.82 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 0.30 |
| Spectral type | A2 |
| Surface temperature | 9,840 K |
| Luminosity | 86.9 L☉ |
| Radius | 3.21 R☉ |
| Mass | 3.25 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 2h 02m 02.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +2° 45′ 49″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 10.9 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 3.82). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 87° S. 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 1861. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.9 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Alrescha, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.35, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Virgo. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 9576 3.89 light-years
- HD 12484 7.80 light-years
- HIP 9742 11.0 light-years
- HIP 10056 11.6 light-years
- HIP 8958 11.7 light-years
- HIP 9967 12.0 light-years
- ULAS J014443.27+014741.0 12.8 light-years
- HIP 10258 14.5 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.