Star · B6V
HIP 26072
HIP 26072 is a main-sequence star of spectral type B6V in the constellation Taurus, 1,152 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Taurus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,152 light-years (353.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.19 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −1.55 |
| Spectral type | B6V |
| Surface temperature | 10,570 K |
| Luminosity | 538 L☉ |
| Radius | 6.92 R☉ |
| Mass | 5.48 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 33m 38.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +20° 28′ 27″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 31.0 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.19). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 70° S. North of latitude 70° 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 874. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 20 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 26072, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.57, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Ophiuchus. 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.