Star · A2V
HIP 112694
HIP 112694 is a main-sequence star of spectral type A2V in the constellation Indus, 319.5 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Indus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 319.5 light-years (98.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.35 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.39 |
| Spectral type | A2V |
| Surface temperature | 9,320 K |
| Luminosity | 29.4 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.08 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.39 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 22h 49m 17.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −70° 20′ 53″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 17.5 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.35). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 20° N. South of latitude 20° 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 1707. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 5.7 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 112694, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.79, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Ursa Major. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 113176 8.42 light-years
- HIP 114226 11.9 light-years
- HIP 112747 14.0 light-years
- HIP 113138 15.6 light-years
- HIP 111134 19.3 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.