Star · A1V
HIP 16292
HIP 16292 is a main-sequence star of spectral type A1V in the constellation Camelopardalis, 194.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Camelopardalis |
|---|---|
| Distance | 194.8 light-years (59.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.09 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.21 |
| Spectral type | A1V |
| Surface temperature | 9,860 K |
| Luminosity | 37.9 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.11 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.57 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 30m 00.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +55° 27′ 07″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 13.9 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.09). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 35° S. North of latitude 35° 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 1831. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 16292, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.71, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Norma. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 17706 11.7 light-years
- HIP 17083 15.8 light-years
- HIP 17675 15.8 light-years
- HIP 17568 18.0 light-years
- HIP 15215 18.0 light-years
- HIP 17736 18.9 light-years
- HIP 17418 19.1 light-years
- HIP 14420 19.1 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.