Star · G8IV
HIP 12611
HIP 12611 is a subgiant star of spectral type G8IV in the constellation Eridanus, 137.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Eridanus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 137.7 light-years (42.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.09 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.96 |
| Spectral type | G8IV |
| Surface temperature | 5,060 K |
| Luminosity | 7.49 L☉ |
| Radius | 3.56 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.65 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 2h 42m 08.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | −46° 31′ 28″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 22.9 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.09). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 43° N. South of latitude 43° 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 1888. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 12611, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.96, 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 13357 10.3 light-years
- HIP 12413 11.3 light-years
- HIP 13902 12.4 light-years
- HD 13724 13.1 light-years
- HIP 14913 13.8 light-years
- η Hor 16.4 light-years
- HIP 15657 17.2 light-years
- 2MASS J03231002-4631237 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.