Star · F6V
HIP 29716
HIP 29716 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F6V in the constellation Orion, 118.5 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Orion |
|---|---|
| Distance | 118.5 light-years (36.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.62 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.82 |
| Spectral type | F6V |
| Surface temperature | 6,360 K |
| Luminosity | 6.44 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.09 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.59 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 15m 34.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −0° 30′ 44″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 61.1 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.62). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 89° N. 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 1907. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 29716, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.63, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Ophiuchus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 30545 12.3 light-years
- HIP 32270 15.3 light-years
- HIP 31069 15.5 light-years
- HIP 27980 16.1 light-years
- HIP 30949 16.5 light-years
- HIP 30422 16.7 light-years
- HIP 29063 18.4 light-years
- PSO J088.5709-00.1430 19.4 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.