Star · B2V
HIP 108226
HIP 108226 is a main-sequence star of spectral type B2V in the constellation Cepheus, 1,522 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Cepheus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,522 light-years (466.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.84 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −2.51 |
| Spectral type | B2V |
| Surface temperature | 10,610 K |
| Luminosity | 1,300 L☉ |
| Radius | 10.7 R☉ |
| Mass | 7.05 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 21h 55m 31.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +65° 19′ 15″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 19.5 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.84). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 25° S. North of latitude 25° 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 504. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 27 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 108226, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 13.18, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Carina. 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.