Star · O9V
HIP 43392
HIP 43392 is a main-sequence star of spectral type O9V in the constellation Vela, 3,070 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Vela |
|---|---|
| Distance | 3,070 light-years (941.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.00 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −3.87 |
| Spectral type | O9V |
| Surface temperature | 11,810 K |
| Luminosity | 5,580 L☉ |
| Radius | 17.8 R☉ |
| Mass | 10.7 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 50m 21.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | −42° 05′ 23″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 37.3 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.00). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 48° N. South of latitude 48° 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 1045 BC. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 54 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 43392, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 14.70, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cygnus. 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.