Star · A2V
HIP 105660
HIP 105660 is a main-sequence star of spectral type A2V in the constellation Vulpecula, 589.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Vulpecula |
|---|---|
| Distance | 589.6 light-years (180.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.20 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −0.09 |
| Spectral type | A2V |
| Surface temperature | 9,810 K |
| Luminosity | 124 L☉ |
| Radius | 3.85 R☉ |
| Mass | 3.6 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 21h 24m 07.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +25° 18′ 45″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 38.6 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.20). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 65° S. North of latitude 65° 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 1436. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 10 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 105660, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 11.12, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pyxis. 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.