Star · F6V
HIP 12300
HIP 12300 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F6V in the constellation Fornax, 182.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Fornax |
|---|---|
| Distance | 182.1 light-years (55.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.48 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.75 |
| Spectral type | F6V |
| Surface temperature | 6,300 K |
| Luminosity | 6.92 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.21 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.62 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 2h 38m 24.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −37° 59′ 26″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 39.7 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.48). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 52° N. South of latitude 52° S it never sets. 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 1844. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 12300, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.56, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Boötes. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 12590 4.65 light-years
- ψ For 9.95 light-years
- HIP 11205 9.96 light-years
- HIP 13112 10.8 light-years
- HIP 13455 14.9 light-years
- HIP 11596 15.4 light-years
- HIP 12889 15.5 light-years
- HIP 14031 17.2 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.