Star · F2V
HIP 34200
HIP 34200 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F2V in the constellation Puppis, 185.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Puppis |
|---|---|
| Distance | 185.7 light-years (56.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.15 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.37 |
| Spectral type | F2V |
| Surface temperature | 7,140 K |
| Luminosity | 9.59 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.02 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.76 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 05m 32.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | −34° 46′ 40″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 26.8 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 55° N. South of latitude 55° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in January, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1840. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.3 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 34200, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.61, 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 32938 11.7 light-years
- HIP 35733 13.1 light-years
- HIP 35592 13.2 light-years
- HIP 35656 14.4 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.