Star · F2V
HIP 13008
HIP 13008 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F2V in the constellation Eridanus, 127.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Eridanus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 127.7 light-years (39.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.47 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.51 |
| Spectral type | F2V |
| Surface temperature | 6,890 K |
| Luminosity | 3.36 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.29 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.35 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 2h 47m 11.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −22° 29′ 09″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 8.8 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.47). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 68° N. South of latitude 68° 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 1898. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.3 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 13008, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.79, 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 12837 1.56 light-years
- PSO J039.6352-21.7746 6.66 light-years
- CFBDS J025840.60-182648.3 10.8 light-years
- CFBDS J025558.46-173020.2 13.6 light-years
- CFBDS J025401.67-182529.2 13.9 light-years
- HIP 14239 14.2 light-years
- HIP 12119 14.9 light-years
- HIP 15286 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.