Star · F0III
HIP 12862
HIP 12862 is a giant star of spectral type F0III in the constellation Cetus, 160.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Cetus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 160.1 light-years (49.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.04 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.59 |
| Spectral type | F0III |
| Surface temperature | 7,390 K |
| Luminosity | 7.97 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.72 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.68 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 2h 45m 20.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +4° 42′ 42″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 30.3 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.04). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 85° 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 1866. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.8 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 12862, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.28, 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 11815 9.80 light-years
- HIP 12087 11.4 light-years
- HIP 13410 11.6 light-years
- HIP 13674 13.6 light-years
- HIP 11360 14.0 light-years
- HIP 13773 14.0 light-years
- TOI-2445 14.1 light-years
- HIP 12545 16.2 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.