Star · F5V
HIP 16628
HIP 16628 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F5V in the constellation Fornax, 137.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Fornax |
|---|---|
| Distance | 137.2 light-years (42.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.20 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.08 |
| Spectral type | F5V |
| Surface temperature | 6,470 K |
| Luminosity | 5.02 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.78 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.5 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 33m 56.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −31° 04′ 48″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 40.9 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.20). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 59° N. South of latitude 59° 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 1889. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 16628, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.95, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Corona Borealis. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 16192 8.32 light-years
- HIP 15070 11.0 light-years
- HIP 16094 12.9 light-years
- HIP 17689 15.0 light-years
- HIP 16365 15.3 light-years
- HIP 17276 15.9 light-years
- GJ 3258 18.8 light-years
- HIP 17483 19.2 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.