Star · B4IV
HIP 104962
HIP 104962 is a subgiant star of spectral type B4IV in the constellation Cygnus, 1,378 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Cygnus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,378 light-years (422.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.45 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −1.68 |
| Spectral type | B4IV |
| Surface temperature | 12,080 K |
| Luminosity | 777 L☉ |
| Radius | 6.36 R☉ |
| Mass | 6.08 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 21h 15m 37.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +47° 58′ 26″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 27.3 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.45). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 42° S. North of latitude 42° 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 648. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 24 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 104962, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.96, 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.