Star · A5V
HIP 16285
HIP 16285 is a main-sequence star of spectral type A5V in the constellation Eridanus, 218.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Eridanus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 218.8 light-years (67.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.76 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.63 |
| Spectral type | A5V |
| Surface temperature | 8,120 K |
| Luminosity | 20.4 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.28 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.15 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 29m 55.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −42° 38′ 03″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 22.5 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.76). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 47° N. South of latitude 47° S 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 1807. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.9 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 16285, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.96, 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 16128 6.78 light-years
- HIP 16160 7.39 light-years
- HIP 15703 10.1 light-years
- HD 22946 15.1 light-years
- HIP 16595 17.2 light-years
- HIP 16315 17.7 light-years
- HIP 16272 19.0 light-years
- HIP 17029 19.7 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.