Star · A4V
HIP 14791
HIP 14791 is a main-sequence star of spectral type A4V in the constellation Cassiopeia, 257.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Cassiopeia |
|---|---|
| Distance | 257.1 light-years (78.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.50 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.02 |
| Spectral type | A4V |
| Surface temperature | 8,460 K |
| Luminosity | 14.8 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.79 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.96 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 11m 00.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +64° 53′ 47″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 20.4 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.50). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 25° S. North of latitude 25° 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 the year 1769. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.6 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 14791, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.31, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Triangulum Australe. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 14780 5.71 light-years
- HIP 14882 7.36 light-years
- HIP 12262 16.1 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.