Star · B8
HIP 102712
HIP 102712 is a main-sequence star of spectral type B8 in the constellation Cygnus, 810.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Cygnus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 810.3 light-years (248.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.26 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −0.72 |
| Spectral type | B8 |
| Surface temperature | 11,110 K |
| Luminosity | 272 L☉ |
| Radius | 4.46 R☉ |
| Mass | 4.51 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 20h 48m 42.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +51° 54′ 37″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 22.5 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.26). 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 August, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1216. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 14 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 102712, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 11.81, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Vela. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.