Star · F7IV
HIP 13679
HIP 13679 is a subgiant star of spectral type F7IV in the constellation Cetus, 140.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Cetus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 140.9 light-years (43.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.97 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.79 |
| Spectral type | F7IV |
| Surface temperature | 6,490 K |
| Luminosity | 6.54 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.02 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.6 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 2h 56m 13.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +8° 22′ 53″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 35.6 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.97). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 82° S. It stands highest at midnight in November, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1885. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 13679, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.01, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Libra. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 13750 4.45 light-years
- HIP 12545 11.5 light-years
- HIP 13410 11.5 light-years
- HIP 13674 11.9 light-years
- HIP 14175 13.8 light-years
- GJ 9106 15.1 light-years
- HIP 11983 15.3 light-years
- HIP 15020 15.4 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.