Star · A6V
HIP 46517
HIP 46517 is a main-sequence star of spectral type A6V in the constellation Antlia, 198.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Antlia |
|---|---|
| Distance | 198.6 light-years (60.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.15 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.23 |
| Spectral type | A6V |
| Surface temperature | 8,040 K |
| Luminosity | 11.7 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.76 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.85 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 29m 16.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | −38° 24′ 13″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 32.6 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.15). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 52° N. South of latitude 52° S 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 1827. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 46517, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.75, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cygnus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 46649 10.9 light-years
- HIP 47762 11.1 light-years
- HIP 46536 18.1 light-years
- HIP 46888 18.8 light-years
- HIP 44279 19.3 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.