Star · F2
HIP 44984
HIP 44984 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F2 in the constellation Cancer, 132.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Cancer |
|---|---|
| Distance | 132.8 light-years (40.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.48 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.43 |
| Spectral type | F2 |
| Surface temperature | 7,130 K |
| Luminosity | 3.62 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.25 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.38 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 09m 46.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +11° 33′ 52″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 19.8 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.48). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 78° S. North of latitude 78° 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 1893. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 44984, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.88, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Aquarius. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 45879 11.2 light-years
- CFBDS J092250.12+152741.4 11.8 light-years
- 54 Cnc 13.7 light-years
- HIP 45699 16.3 light-years
- HIP 43756 16.5 light-years
- 2MASSW J0913032+184150 17.4 light-years
- HIP 47468 17.8 light-years
- Ashlesha 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.