Star · A5
HIP 37140
HIP 37140 is a main-sequence star of spectral type A5 in the constellation Lynx, 264.5 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Lynx |
|---|---|
| Distance | 264.5 light-years (81.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.93 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.38 |
| Spectral type | A5 |
| Surface temperature | 8,000 K |
| Luminosity | 25.2 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.61 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.28 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 37m 53.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +48° 46′ 26″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 20.9 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.93). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 41° S. North of latitude 41° N 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 1761. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.7 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 37140, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.38, 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):
- 21 Lyn 13.0 light-years
- HIP 36672 14.9 light-years
- HIP 38223 16.1 light-years
- HIP 38769 18.9 light-years
- HIP 35824 19.4 light-years
- HIP 38254 19.9 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.