Star · B3V
HIP 27937
HIP 27937 is a main-sequence star of spectral type B3V in the constellation Pictor, 1,240 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Pictor |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,240 light-years (380.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.11 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −1.79 |
| Spectral type | B3V |
| Surface temperature | 12,450 K |
| Luminosity | 914 L☉ |
| Radius | 6.5 R☉ |
| Mass | 6.37 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 54m 41.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −49° 37′ 37″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 29.4 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.11). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 40° N. South of latitude 40° 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 786. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 22 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 27937, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.73, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Hercules. 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.