Star · A0V
HIP 41081
HIP 41081 is a main-sequence star of spectral type A0V in the constellation Vela, 235.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Vela |
|---|---|
| Distance | 235.3 light-years (72.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.89 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.60 |
| Spectral type | A0V |
| Surface temperature | 9,910 K |
| Luminosity | 26.6 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.75 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.32 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 22m 55.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | −52° 07′ 25″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 26.8 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.89). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 38° N. South of latitude 38° 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 1791. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 41081, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.12, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cygnus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 40824 2.14 light-years
- HIP 40916 2.26 light-years
- HIP 41373 10.0 light-years
- HIP 42219 13.3 light-years
- HIP 42800 17.9 light-years
- HIP 42245 18.0 light-years
- HIP 41147 18.1 light-years
- HIP 41579 18.8 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.