Star · K0V
HIP 102642
HIP 102642 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K0V in the constellation Cygnus, 135.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Cygnus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 135.4 light-years (41.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.29 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.20 |
| Spectral type | K0V |
| Surface temperature | 5,040 K |
| Luminosity | 6.07 L☉ |
| Radius | 3.23 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.57 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 20h 47m 53.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +52° 24′ 26″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 54.8 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.29). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 38° S. North of latitude 38° 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 1891. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 102642, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.92, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Vela. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.