Star · F6IV
HIP 12272
HIP 12272 is a subgiant star of spectral type F6IV in the constellation Cetus, 231.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Cetus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 231.2 light-years (70.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.40 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.15 |
| Spectral type | F6IV |
| Surface temperature | 6,720 K |
| Luminosity | 11.8 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.53 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.85 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 2h 38m 00.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +7° 41′ 43″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 40.6 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.40). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 82° S. 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 1795. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 12272, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.08, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Virgo. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 11411 13.4 light-years
- HIP 12446 14.0 light-years
- HIP 11836 14.3 light-years
- HIP 11793 15.0 light-years
- HIP 12291 17.5 light-years
- HIP 12505 18.9 light-years
- HIP 10920 19.6 light-years
- HIP 10972 19.8 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.