Star · F8V
HIP 31079
HIP 31079 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F8V in the constellation Carina, 120.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Carina |
|---|---|
| Distance | 120.3 light-years (36.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.58 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.75 |
| Spectral type | F8V |
| Surface temperature | 6,240 K |
| Luminosity | 6.94 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.26 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.62 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 31m 18.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −51° 49′ 34″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 29.3 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.58). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 38° N. South of latitude 38° 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 1906. 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 31079, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.66, 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):
- HIP 33495 8.69 light-years
- HD 51608 11.8 light-years
- HIP 27947 12.7 light-years
- HIP 27896 13.0 light-years
- HIP 33324 13.3 light-years
- HD 41004 A 15.1 light-years
- GJ 9209B 16.2 light-years
- GJ 9209A 16.2 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.