Star · A9V
HIP 44331
HIP 44331 is a main-sequence star of spectral type A9V in the constellation Lynx, 214.0 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Lynx |
|---|---|
| Distance | 214.0 light-years (65.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.39 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.31 |
| Spectral type | A9V |
| Surface temperature | 7,370 K |
| Luminosity | 10.3 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.97 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.79 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 01m 40.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +39° 42′ 49″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 25.4 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.39). 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 1812. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.8 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 44331, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.91, 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):
- HIP 43737 5.41 light-years
- PSO J139.5493+39.0380 16.7 light-years
- HIP 43634 19.4 light-years
- SDSS J091956.15+393419.1 19.7 light-years
- HIP 44169 19.7 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.