Star · A2V
HIP 116602
HIP 116602 is a main-sequence star of spectral type A2V in the constellation Phoenix, 212.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Phoenix |
|---|---|
| Distance | 212.4 light-years (65.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 4.74 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 0.67 |
| Spectral type | A2V |
| Surface temperature | 9,210 K |
| Luminosity | 56.4 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.95 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.87 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 37m 51.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | −45° 29′ 33″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 22.7 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 4.74). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 45° N. South of latitude 45° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in September, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1814. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.8 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 116602, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.90, 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 116699 9.02 light-years
- HIP 116045 9.49 light-years
- HIP 116890 10.1 light-years
- HIP 118091 15.8 light-years
- HIP 117630 16.6 light-years
- ι Gru 18.9 light-years
- HIP 340 19.4 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.