Star · G5V
HIP 42075
HIP 42075 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G5V in the constellation Pyxis, 222.0 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Pyxis |
|---|---|
| Distance | 222.0 light-years (68.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.41 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.25 |
| Spectral type | G5V |
| Surface temperature | 5,430 K |
| Luminosity | 12.7 L☉ |
| Radius | 4.03 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.89 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 34m 31.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | −32° 35′ 55″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 46.5 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.41). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 57° N. South of latitude 57° 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 1804. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.9 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 42075, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.99, 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 42937 8.84 light-years
- HIP 41278 11.0 light-years
- HIP 41477 11.8 light-years
- HIP 43929 18.3 light-years
- ζ Pyx 18.5 light-years
- HIP 43509 19.0 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.