Star · F5V
HIP 32609
HIP 32609 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F5V in the constellation Lynx, 138.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Lynx |
|---|---|
| Distance | 138.8 light-years (42.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.54 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.40 |
| Spectral type | F5V |
| Surface temperature | 6,390 K |
| Luminosity | 9.48 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.51 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.75 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 48m 12.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +55° 42′ 16″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 24.7 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.54). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 34° S. North of latitude 34° N 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 1887. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 32609, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.97, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Telescopium. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 31965 9.42 light-years
- HIP 33580 12.4 light-years
- HIP 32001 13.4 light-years
- HIP 36014 14.2 light-years
- HIP 32806 16.0 light-years
- HIP 34804 16.3 light-years
- HIP 36129 16.9 light-years
- δ Aur 17.6 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.