Star · B1V
HIP 14626
HIP 14626 is a main-sequence star of spectral type B1V in the constellation Cassiopeia, 3,013 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Cassiopeia |
|---|---|
| Distance | 3,013 light-years (923.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.47 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −3.36 |
| Spectral type | B1V |
| Surface temperature | 7,930 K |
| Luminosity | 1,980 L☉ |
| Radius | 23.6 R☉ |
| Mass | 7.94 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 08m 54.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +62° 23′ 05″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 25.3 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.47). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 28° S. North of latitude 28° N it never sets. 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 988 BC. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 53 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 14626, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 14.66, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Circinus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.