Star · F3V
HIP 30706
HIP 30706 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F3V in the constellation Columba, 162.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Columba |
|---|---|
| Distance | 162.6 light-years (49.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.48 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.99 |
| Spectral type | F3V |
| Surface temperature | 6,910 K |
| Luminosity | 5.4 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.62 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.52 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 27m 07.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −37° 53′ 44″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 31.8 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.48). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 52° N. South of latitude 52° 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 1863. 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 30706, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.32, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Lyra. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 30544 10.0 light-years
- HIP 30260 13.9 light-years
- TIC 231949697 16.5 light-years
- HIP 32251 17.5 light-years
- Gl 225.1 18.7 light-years
- HIP 29479 18.9 light-years
- HIP 32111 19.0 light-years
- HIP 28518 19.2 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.