Star · F5IV
HIP 44162
HIP 44162 is a subgiant star of spectral type F5IV in the constellation Hydra, 131.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Hydra |
|---|---|
| Distance | 131.2 light-years (40.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.19 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.17 |
| Spectral type | F5IV |
| Surface temperature | 6,570 K |
| Luminosity | 4.62 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.66 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.47 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 59m 39.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | −19° 12′ 29″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 28.8 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.19). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 71° N. South of latitude 71° S 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 1895. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.3 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 44162, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.85, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Delphinus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 43299 10.1 light-years
- HIP 44785 14.7 light-years
- HIP 44560 15.3 light-years
- HIP 42910 15.6 light-years
- SIMP J09213274-1534290 15.9 light-years
- HIP 45801 15.9 light-years
- HIP 44860 16.4 light-years
- HIP 42281 18.0 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.