Star · F0V
HIP 27947
HIP 27947 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F0V in the constellation Pictor, 115.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Pictor |
|---|---|
| Distance | 115.1 light-years (35.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.29 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.55 |
| Spectral type | F0V |
| Surface temperature | 7,490 K |
| Luminosity | 8.27 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.71 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.7 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 54m 50.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −52° 38′ 07″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 49.6 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.29). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 37° N. South of latitude 37° 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 1911. 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 27947, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.57, 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 27896 4.79 light-years
- ζ Pic 12.0 light-years
- HIP 26973 12.2 light-years
- HIP 24754 12.4 light-years
- HIP 31079 12.7 light-years
- GJ 9209A 14.9 light-years
- GJ 9209B 14.9 light-years
- HD 41004 A 15.4 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.