Star · F2V
HIP 30953
HIP 30953 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F2V in the constellation Puppis, 167.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Puppis |
|---|---|
| Distance | 167.8 light-years (51.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.28 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.72 |
| Spectral type | F2V |
| Surface temperature | 7,040 K |
| Luminosity | 17.4 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.8 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.05 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 29m 49.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −50° 14′ 21″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 20.6 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.28). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 40° N. South of latitude 40° 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 1858. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 30953, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.39, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Draco. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.