Star · F2
HIP 39221
HIP 39221 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F2 in the constellation Lynx, 141.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Lynx |
|---|---|
| Distance | 141.7 light-years (43.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.78 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.59 |
| Spectral type | F2 |
| Surface temperature | 6,770 K |
| Luminosity | 7.81 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.03 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.67 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 01m 20.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +59° 02′ 51″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 40.6 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.78). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 31° S. North of latitude 31° 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 1884. 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 39221, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.02, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pavo. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 40298 11.3 light-years
- HIP 36129 12.0 light-years
- HIP 36014 13.8 light-years
- HIP 38052 15.4 light-years
- HIP 41598 16.4 light-years
- HIP 41810 16.7 light-years
- HIP 42919 17.2 light-years
- HIP 42575 17.4 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.