Star · A3V
HIP 116918
HIP 116918 is a main-sequence star of spectral type A3V in the constellation Pisces, 307.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Pisces |
|---|---|
| Distance | 307.9 light-years (94.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.89 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.01 |
| Spectral type | A3V |
| Surface temperature | 9,020 K |
| Luminosity | 40 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.59 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.61 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 41m 56.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +7° 15′ 02″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 22.0 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.89). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 83° S. 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 1718. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 5.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 116918, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.71, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Crater. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 116694 11.8 light-years
- HIP 117298 14.0 light-years
- HIP 117179 15.4 light-years
- HIP 116837 16.4 light-years
- HIP 116332 16.9 light-years
- ULAS J233942.81+075327.2 18.8 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.