Star · F2
HIP 101268
HIP 101268 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F2 in the constellation Cygnus, 147.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Cygnus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 147.8 light-years (45.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.47 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.19 |
| Spectral type | F2 |
| Surface temperature | 6,770 K |
| Luminosity | 4.51 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.55 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.46 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 20h 31m 36.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +34° 19′ 49″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 16.5 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.47). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 56° S. North of latitude 56° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in July, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1878. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.6 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 101268, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.11, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pyxis. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 101302 5.18 light-years
- HIP 102237 7.51 light-years
- HIP 101227 11.7 light-years
- HIP 103376 14.0 light-years
- HIP 102320 15.8 light-years
- HIP 101768 17.5 light-years
- HIP 103331 17.9 light-years
- HIP 103824 18.2 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.