Star · F5V
HIP 24109
HIP 24109 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F5V in the constellation Auriga, 162.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Auriga |
|---|---|
| Distance | 162.4 light-years (49.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.67 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.18 |
| Spectral type | F5V |
| Surface temperature | 6,610 K |
| Luminosity | 11.4 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.57 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.84 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 10m 42.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +46° 57′ 43″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 50.4 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.67). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 43° S. North of latitude 43° 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 1864. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.9 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 24109, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.32, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Ara. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 22858 9.61 light-years
- HIP 22032 12.8 light-years
- HIP 25052 14.0 light-years
- HIP 23913 16.2 light-years
- HIP 25166 16.9 light-years
- HIP 23692 19.4 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.