Star · A2V
HIP 28517
HIP 28517 is a main-sequence star of spectral type A2V in the constellation Auriga, 244.5 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Auriga |
|---|---|
| Distance | 244.5 light-years (75.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.18 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.81 |
| Spectral type | A2V |
| Surface temperature | 9,080 K |
| Luminosity | 19.5 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.78 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.12 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 01m 10.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +31° 02′ 04″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 7.9 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.18). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 59° S. North of latitude 59° 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 1782. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.3 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 28517, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.20, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Sagittarius. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 28626 9.12 light-years
- HIP 27336 14.9 light-years
- HIP 27973 16.8 light-years
- HIP 27860 17.7 light-years
- HIP 28102 19.8 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.