Star · F2V
HIP 106897
HIP 106897 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F2V in the constellation Pegasus, 130.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Pegasus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 130.1 light-years (39.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.77 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.77 |
| Spectral type | F2V |
| Surface temperature | 7,370 K |
| Luminosity | 6.74 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.59 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.61 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 21h 39m 01.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +20° 15′ 55″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 27.0 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.77). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 70° S. North of latitude 70° 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 1896. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.3 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 106897, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.83, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Hydra. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 107393 9.08 light-years
- HIP 106394 9.50 light-years
- HIP 106072 11.1 light-years
- HD 203030 17.1 light-years
- HIP 105510 17.1 light-years
- 2MASS J21555848+2345307 18.3 light-years
- 2MASS J21395208+2148397 18.5 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.