Star · F5V
HIP 29234
HIP 29234 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F5V in the constellation Lepus, 147.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Lepus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 147.9 light-years (45.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.71 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.43 |
| Spectral type | F5V |
| Surface temperature | 6,610 K |
| Luminosity | 9.12 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.31 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.74 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 09m 48.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | −22° 46′ 28″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 34.3 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.71). 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 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 1878. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.6 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 29234, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.11, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Hercules. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 29644 8.93 light-years
- HIP 30733 13.2 light-years
- HIP 27417 13.6 light-years
- HIP 27021 17.1 light-years
- HIP 29843 17.3 light-years
- HIP 26614 18.0 light-years
- HIP 29083 18.2 light-years
- HIP 30232 18.8 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.