Star · F5V
HIP 10215
HIP 10215 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F5V in the constellation Cetus, 163.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Cetus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 163.3 light-years (50.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.00 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.50 |
| Spectral type | F5V |
| Surface temperature | 6,790 K |
| Luminosity | 8.47 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.11 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.71 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 2h 11m 22.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | −10° 03′ 08″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 43.8 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.00). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 80° N. South of latitude 80° S it never sets. 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 1863. 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 HIP 10215, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.33, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Boötes. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 10365 5.23 light-years
- HIP 10584 5.45 light-years
- HIP 9657 11.2 light-years
- HIP 9339 12.4 light-years
- CFBDS J022638.96-072831.8 13.5 light-years
- SDSS J020551.36-075925.0 14.9 light-years
- CFBDS J022644.65-062522.0 15.0 light-years
- HIP 8590 15.6 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.