Star · F3
HIP 117107
HIP 117107 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F3 in the constellation Sculptor, 211.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Sculptor |
|---|---|
| Distance | 211.4 light-years (64.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.23 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.17 |
| Spectral type | F3 |
| Surface temperature | 6,410 K |
| Luminosity | 11.6 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.77 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.85 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 44m 29.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −26° 14′ 48″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 24.2 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.23). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 64° N. South of latitude 64° 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 1815. 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 117107, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.89, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Leo. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 116807 4.58 light-years
- HIP 117064 7.90 light-years
- HIP 117548 9.67 light-years
- HIP 116315 12.1 light-years
- HIP 116964 13.0 light-years
- HIP 117006 16.1 light-years
- HIP 116376 17.5 light-years
- HIP 116482 18.4 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.