Star · A2
HIP 118092
HIP 118092 is a main-sequence star of spectral type A2 in the constellation Tucana, 207.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Tucana |
|---|---|
| Distance | 207.9 light-years (63.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.95 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.93 |
| Spectral type | A2 |
| Surface temperature | 9,020 K |
| Luminosity | 17.3 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.7 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.05 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 57m 19.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | −62° 57′ 24″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 24.2 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.95). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 27° N. South of latitude 27° 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 1818. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.7 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 118092, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.85, 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 117493 12.4 light-years
- HIP 118061 12.8 light-years
- HIP 116710 15.1 light-years
- HIP 115948 16.3 light-years
- Gl 10.1 17.0 light-years
- HIP 118062 17.4 light-years
- HIP 55 17.7 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.