Star · F8
HIP 2663
HIP 2663 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F8 in the constellation Sculptor, 110.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Sculptor |
|---|---|
| Distance | 110.6 light-years (33.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.41 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.76 |
| Spectral type | F8 |
| Surface temperature | 5,900 K |
| Luminosity | 2.85 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.61 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.3 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 0h 33m 43.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | −35° 00′ 08″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 86.2 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.41). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 55° N. South of latitude 55° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in September, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1915. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 2663, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.48, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Canes Venatici. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 1885 11.6 light-years
- HIP 948 12.4 light-years
- 2MASS J00165953-4056541 13.5 light-years
- HIP 1085 14.4 light-years
- GJ 3017 15.0 light-years
- GJ 3065 15.9 light-years
- Cocibolca 17.0 light-years
- HIP 2790 17.4 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.