Star · F3IV
HIP 103963
HIP 103963 is a subgiant star of spectral type F3IV in the constellation Cygnus, 342.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Cygnus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 342.4 light-years (105.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.34 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.23 |
| Spectral type | F3IV |
| Surface temperature | 6,930 K |
| Luminosity | 27.2 L☉ |
| Radius | 3.62 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.34 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 21h 03m 52.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +41° 37′ 41″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 28.7 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.34). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 48° S. North of latitude 48° 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 1684. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 6.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 103963, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.94, 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.