Star · G8IV
HIP 117075
HIP 117075 is a subgiant star of spectral type G8IV in the constellation Phoenix, 242.5 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Phoenix |
|---|---|
| Distance | 242.5 light-years (74.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.08 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.72 |
| Spectral type | G8IV |
| Surface temperature | 4,800 K |
| Luminosity | 26.6 L☉ |
| Radius | 7.47 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.32 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 44m 01.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −45° 04′ 59″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 119.3 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.08). 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 1783. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.3 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 117075, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.19, 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 117300 6.14 light-years
- HIP 117903 16.8 light-years
- HIP 117471 16.8 light-years
- HIP 116370 17.5 light-years
- HIP 115361 18.6 light-years
- HIP 115386 19.2 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.