Star · F8V
HIP 26079
HIP 26079 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F8V in the constellation Pictor, 172.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Pictor |
|---|---|
| Distance | 172.8 light-years (53.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.42 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.80 |
| Spectral type | F8V |
| Surface temperature | 6,170 K |
| Luminosity | 6.66 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.26 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.61 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 33m 44.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | −54° 54′ 08″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 41.7 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.42). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 35° N. South of latitude 35° S 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 1853. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 26079, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.45, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Draco. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 24344 8.97 light-years
- HIP 24157 11.8 light-years
- HIP 28460 14.3 light-years
- γ Pic 15.1 light-years
- HIP 24098 15.9 light-years
- HIP 26830 16.6 light-years
- HIP 28498 17.6 light-years
- WISEA J055959.30-583546.0 18.8 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.