Star · F3III
HIP 43894
HIP 43894 is a giant star of spectral type F3III in the constellation Lynx, 234.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Lynx |
|---|---|
| Distance | 234.3 light-years (71.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.90 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.62 |
| Spectral type | F3III |
| Surface temperature | 7,000 K |
| Luminosity | 19.1 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.98 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.11 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 56m 30.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +40° 12′ 05″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 40.6 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.90). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 50° S. North of latitude 50° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in February, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1792. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 43894, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.11, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Microscopium. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- SDSS J084444.58+403620.0 9.65 light-years
- HIP 43522 14.0 light-years
- HIP 45385 16.6 light-years
- HIP 43843 18.3 light-years
- HIP 44794 18.5 light-years
- HIP 42871 19.3 light-years
- HIP 43737 19.8 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.