Star · A9V
HIP 42895
HIP 42895 is a main-sequence star of spectral type A9V in the constellation Volans, 191.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Volans |
|---|---|
| Distance | 191.4 light-years (58.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.03 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.19 |
| Spectral type | A9V |
| Surface temperature | 8,030 K |
| Luminosity | 12.1 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.79 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.86 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 44m 30.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | −65° 49′ 31″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 35.6 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.03). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 24° N. South of latitude 24° 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 1835. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 42895, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.67, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cepheus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 42496 2.64 light-years
- HD 76700 7.17 light-years
- HIP 44814 11.4 light-years
- HIP 44817 11.5 light-years
- HIP 41620 14.4 light-years
- HIP 43487 16.4 light-years
- HIP 43056 16.6 light-years
- HIP 46126 16.6 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.