Star · A7V
HIP 106363
HIP 106363 is a main-sequence star of spectral type A7V in the constellation Capricornus, 235.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Capricornus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 235.7 light-years (72.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.43 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.14 |
| Spectral type | A7V |
| Surface temperature | 8,160 K |
| Luminosity | 12.8 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.79 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.89 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 21h 32m 33.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −24° 35′ 25″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 25.8 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.43). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 65° N. South of latitude 65° S 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 1790. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 106363, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.12, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Leo. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 105683 7.84 light-years
- HIP 105789 11.2 light-years
- 41 Cap 12.2 light-years
- HIP 105195 14.0 light-years
- HIP 106997 14.0 light-years
- HIP 106591 17.0 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.