Star · F3IV
HIP 22850
HIP 22850 is a subgiant star of spectral type F3IV in the constellation Taurus, 204.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Taurus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 204.1 light-years (62.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.36 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.38 |
| Spectral type | F3IV |
| Surface temperature | 7,510 K |
| Luminosity | 9.72 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.84 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.77 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 4h 54m 58.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +19° 29′ 07″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 46.3 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.36). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 71° S. North of latitude 71° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in December, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1822. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.6 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 22850, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.81, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Ophiuchus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- 106 Tau 11.3 light-years
- HIP 22566 15.2 light-years
- HIP 22972 15.7 light-years
- HIP 22782 16.7 light-years
- HIP 21403 16.7 light-years
- HIP 21503 17.9 light-years
- HIP 21788 19.4 light-years
- HIP 21741 19.5 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.