Star · F6IV
HIP 11670
HIP 11670 is a subgiant star of spectral type F6IV in the constellation Aries, 178.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Aries |
|---|---|
| Distance | 178.2 light-years (54.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.88 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.19 |
| Spectral type | F6IV |
| Surface temperature | 6,820 K |
| Luminosity | 11.3 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.41 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.83 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 2h 30m 32.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +25° 14′ 06″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 28.8 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.88). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 65° S. North of latitude 65° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in October, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1848. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 11670, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.52, 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):
- 2MASSI J0224367+253704 6.24 light-years
- HIP 11572 13.1 light-years
- 21 Ari 15.4 light-years
- 14 Ari 16.0 light-years
- SDSS J024256.98+212319.6 16.9 light-years
- HIP 11253 17.4 light-years
- Lilii Borea 18.3 light-years
- Bharani 19.1 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.