Star · A2V
HIP 16303
HIP 16303 is a main-sequence star of spectral type A2V in the constellation Camelopardalis, 318.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Camelopardalis |
|---|---|
| Distance | 318.4 light-years (97.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.14 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.19 |
| Spectral type | A2V |
| Surface temperature | 9,080 K |
| Luminosity | 34.3 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.37 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.49 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 30m 10.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +59° 21′ 57″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 23.3 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.14). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 31° S. North of latitude 31° 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 1708. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 5.6 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 16303, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.78, 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 16587 12.6 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.