Star · B0IV
δ Pic
δ Pic is a subgiant star of spectral type B0IV in the constellation Pictor, 1,517 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 29276 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pictor |
| Distance | 1,517 light-years (465.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 4.72 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −3.62 |
| Spectral type | B0IV |
| Surface temperature | 14,330 K |
| Luminosity | 6,650 L☉ |
| Radius | 13.2 R☉ |
| Mass | 11.2 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 10m 17.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | −54° 58′ 07″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 36.7 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 4.72). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 35° N. South of latitude 35° S 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 509. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 27 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around δ Pic, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 13.17, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Draco. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.