Star · F5V
HIP 41426
HIP 41426 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F5V in the constellation Vela, 176.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Vela |
|---|---|
| Distance | 176.3 light-years (54.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.49 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.83 |
| Spectral type | F5V |
| Surface temperature | 6,780 K |
| Luminosity | 6.29 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.82 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.58 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 26m 57.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −52° 42′ 18″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 26.6 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.49). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 37° N. South of latitude 37° 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 1850. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 41426, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.49, 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 41659 7.25 light-years
- HIP 39039 13.1 light-years
- HIP 43706 13.2 light-years
- HIP 42178 13.5 light-years
- HIP 39947 14.2 light-years
- HIP 40670 15.2 light-years
- HIP 39391 16.6 light-years
- HIP 43983 17.7 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.