Star · B3V
HIP 31068
HIP 31068 is a main-sequence star of spectral type B3V in the constellation Pictor, 1,460 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Pictor |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,460 light-years (447.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.15 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −2.11 |
| Spectral type | B3V |
| Surface temperature | 12,430 K |
| Luminosity | 1,220 L☉ |
| Radius | 7.53 R☉ |
| Mass | 6.92 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 31m 10.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −61° 52′ 46″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 47.2 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.15). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 28° N. South of latitude 28° 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 566. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 26 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 31068, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 13.09, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Draco. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.