Star · G0III
Ashlesha
Ashlesha is a giant star of spectral type G0III in the constellation Hydra, 129.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | ε Hya · HIP 43109 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Hydra |
| Distance | 129.3 light-years (39.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 3.38 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 0.39 |
| Spectral type | G0III |
| Surface temperature | 5,650 K |
| Luminosity | 66.5 L☉ |
| Radius | 8.5 R☉ |
| Mass | 3.01 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 46m 46.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +6° 25′ 08″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 59.5 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 3.38). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 84° S. It stands highest at midnight in January, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1897. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.3 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Ashlesha, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.82, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Aquarius. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- 2MASS J08355829+0548308 6.52 light-years
- HIP 43516 10.1 light-years
- SDSS J084751.48+013811.0 13.9 light-years
- HIP 42488 14.3 light-years
- HIP 42491 14.7 light-years
- HIP 41277 14.9 light-years
- HIP 43756 15.5 light-years
- HIP 44109 16.4 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.