Star · A0V
δ Scl
δ Scl is a main-sequence star of spectral type A0V in the constellation Sculptor, 143.5 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 117452 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Sculptor |
| Distance | 143.5 light-years (44.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 4.59 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.37 |
| Spectral type | A0V |
| Surface temperature | 10,110 K |
| Luminosity | 33.9 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.9 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.48 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 48m 55.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −28° 07′ 49″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 32.1 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 4.59). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 62° N. South of latitude 62° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in September, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1883. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around δ Scl, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.05, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Leo. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 116436 7.86 light-years
- HIP 117865 9.68 light-years
- HIP 117308 10.4 light-years
- HIP 116852 10.8 light-years
- HIP 117288 12.3 light-years
- HIP 117894 13.4 light-years
- HIP 296 14.4 light-years
- HIP 116033 17.6 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.