Star · F3V
HIP 45858
HIP 45858 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F3V in the constellation Lynx, 163.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Lynx |
|---|---|
| Distance | 163.3 light-years (50.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.12 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.62 |
| Spectral type | F3V |
| Surface temperature | 6,990 K |
| Luminosity | 7.59 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.88 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.66 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 20m 59.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +38° 11′ 18″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 12.8 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.12). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 52° S. North of latitude 52° 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 1863. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.9 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 45858, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.33, 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 47527 13.0 light-years
- HIP 45389 14.0 light-years
- HIP 47716 14.6 light-years
- HIP 45325 17.0 light-years
- HIP 47436 17.9 light-years
- 13 LMi 18.0 light-years
- HIP 44926 18.8 light-years
- HIP 47033 19.0 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.