Star · F5V
HIP 44768
HIP 44768 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F5V in the constellation Cancer, 200.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Cancer |
|---|---|
| Distance | 200.9 light-years (61.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.39 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.44 |
| Spectral type | F5V |
| Surface temperature | 6,610 K |
| Luminosity | 8.99 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.29 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.73 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 07m 26.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +22° 58′ 51″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 56.5 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 67° S. North of latitude 67° 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 1825. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.6 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 44768, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.78, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Capricornus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 44208 10.2 light-years
- SDSS J085359.10+223335.8 11.1 light-years
- HIP 43727 12.2 light-years
- HIP 44100 16.1 light-years
- κ Leo 17.7 light-years
- HIP 44262 17.9 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.