Star · F0IV
HIP 40878
HIP 40878 is a subgiant star of spectral type F0IV in the constellation Lynx, 197.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Lynx |
|---|---|
| Distance | 197.2 light-years (60.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.50 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.59 |
| Spectral type | F0IV |
| Surface temperature | 7,460 K |
| Luminosity | 7.95 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.69 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.68 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 20m 29.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +53° 34′ 27″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 38.0 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.50). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 36° S. North of latitude 36° 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 1829. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 40878, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.74, 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 41894 7.08 light-years
- HIP 41651 9.37 light-years
- HIP 41637 11.9 light-years
- HIP 41022 13.2 light-years
- HIP 38822 16.4 light-years
- HIP 41993 17.2 light-years
- HIP 38673 17.6 light-years
- HIP 38604 18.9 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.