Star · G0IV
HIP 39271
HIP 39271 is a subgiant star of spectral type G0IV in the constellation Canis Minor, 208.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Canis Minor |
|---|---|
| Distance | 208.8 light-years (64.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.22 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.19 |
| Spectral type | G0IV |
| Surface temperature | 6,090 K |
| Luminosity | 11.8 L☉ |
| Radius | 3.09 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.85 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 01m 50.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +8° 54′ 50″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 13.7 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.22). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 81° S. 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 1817. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.7 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 39271, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.86, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Aquila. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 38213 11.6 light-years
- HIP 38022 14.7 light-years
- 8 Cnc 15.7 light-years
- SDSS J080322.77+123845.3 16.6 light-years
- TOI-521 18.3 light-years
- HIP 40134 19.2 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.