Star · A2V
HIP 14862
HIP 14862 is a main-sequence star of spectral type A2V in the constellation Cassiopeia, 166.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Cassiopeia |
|---|---|
| Distance | 166.1 light-years (50.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 4.85 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.32 |
| Spectral type | A2V |
| Surface temperature | 9,710 K |
| Luminosity | 33.5 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.05 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.48 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 11m 56.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +74° 23′ 37″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 23.5 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 4.85). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 16° S. North of latitude 16° 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 1860. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.9 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 14862, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.36, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Apus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 14944 8.23 light-years
- HIP 15843 9.78 light-years
- HIP 16887 11.9 light-years
- HIP 13456 12.8 light-years
- HIP 19237 14.8 light-years
- HIP 11399 15.8 light-years
- 50 Cas 17.6 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.