Star · B3V
HIP 43520
HIP 43520 is a main-sequence star of spectral type B3V in the constellation Vela, 1,447 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Vela |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,447 light-years (443.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.38 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −1.86 |
| Spectral type | B3V |
| Surface temperature | 12,490 K |
| Luminosity | 977 L☉ |
| Radius | 6.68 R☉ |
| Mass | 6.49 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 51m 50.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | −44° 09′ 03″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 37.0 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.38). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 46° N. South of latitude 46° 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 579. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 26 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 43520, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 13.07, 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.