Star · F3
HIP 102496
HIP 102496 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F3 in the constellation Microscopium, 210.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Microscopium |
|---|---|
| Distance | 210.1 light-years (64.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.49 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.45 |
| Spectral type | F3 |
| Surface temperature | 6,710 K |
| Luminosity | 8.94 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.21 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.73 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 20h 46m 18.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −36° 07′ 13″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 24.4 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.49). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 54° N. South of latitude 54° S 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 1816. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.7 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 102496, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.87, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Lynx. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 102168 11.7 light-years
- HIP 103687 11.8 light-years
- HIP 101558 12.4 light-years
- HIP 101549 12.5 light-years
- HIP 101551 12.8 light-years
- GJ 4172 15.1 light-years
- HIP 103091 15.8 light-years
- HIP 100523 18.9 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.