Star · A5
HIP 2852
HIP 2852 is a main-sequence star of spectral type A5 in the constellation Cetus, 165.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Cetus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 165.1 light-years (50.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.06 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.54 |
| Spectral type | A5 |
| Surface temperature | 7,480 K |
| Luminosity | 8.37 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.72 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.7 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 0h 36m 06.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | −22° 50′ 32″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 25.8 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.06). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 67° N. South of latitude 67° 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 1861. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.9 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 2852, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.35, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Coma Berenices. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 1933 10.4 light-years
- HIP 4072 11.1 light-years
- HIP 2381 11.9 light-years
- HIP 4194 12.2 light-years
- HIP 3181 13.6 light-years
- HIP 4195 15.4 light-years
- 2MASSI J0032431-223727 16.6 light-years
- HIP 1402 17.2 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.