Star · A8V
HIP 44574
HIP 44574 is a main-sequence star of spectral type A8V in the constellation Cancer, 255.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Cancer |
|---|---|
| Distance | 255.3 light-years (78.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.46 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.99 |
| Spectral type | A8V |
| Surface temperature | 7,860 K |
| Luminosity | 14.2 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.04 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.94 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 04m 55.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +32° 22′ 37″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 35.6 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.46). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 58° S. North of latitude 58° 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 1771. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 44574, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.30, 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):
- Stribor 10.8 light-years
- HIP 45196 11.4 light-years
- HIP 44335 16.1 light-years
- HIP 43439 17.0 light-years
- HIP 43220 18.6 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.