Star · B8V
HIP 17543
HIP 17543 is a main-sequence star of spectral type B8V in the constellation Hydrus, 500.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Hydrus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 500.1 light-years (153.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.26 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 0.33 |
| Spectral type | B8V |
| Surface temperature | 11,970 K |
| Luminosity | 120 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.54 R☉ |
| Mass | 3.56 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 45m 23.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −71° 39′ 29″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 34.8 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.26). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 18° N. South of latitude 18° 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 1526. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 8.9 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 17543, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 10.76, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Ursa Minor. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.