Star · A3
HIP 43351
HIP 43351 is a giant star of spectral type A3 in the constellation Volans, 2,356 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Volans |
|---|---|
| Distance | 2,356 light-years (722.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.10 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −3.19 |
| Spectral type | A3 |
| Surface temperature | 8,280 K |
| Luminosity | 1,760 L☉ |
| Radius | 20.4 R☉ |
| Mass | 7.69 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 49m 50.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −72° 33′ 04″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 35.7 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.10). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 17° N. South of latitude 17° 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 331 BC. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 42 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 43351, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 14.12, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cepheus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.