Star · F8V
HIP 17298
HIP 17298 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F8V in the constellation Horologium, 131.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Horologium |
|---|---|
| Distance | 131.4 light-years (40.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.50 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.47 |
| Spectral type | F8V |
| Surface temperature | 6,290 K |
| Luminosity | 3.54 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.58 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.37 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 42m 09.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | −45° 57′ 28″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 49.5 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.50). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 44° N. South of latitude 44° 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 1895. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.3 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 17298, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.86, 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):
- 2MASS J03231002-4631237 11.6 light-years
- HIP 16853 11.6 light-years
- HIP 18187 12.6 light-years
- HIP 14964 13.6 light-years
- HIP 15657 13.7 light-years
- WISEA J034227.44-462252.0 14.0 light-years
- HIP 15358 14.2 light-years
- HIP 14913 14.7 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.