Star · A
HIP 47627
HIP 47627 is a main-sequence star of spectral type A in the constellation Antlia, 1,196 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Antlia |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,196 light-years (366.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.39 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −1.43 |
| Spectral type | A |
| Surface temperature | 10,840 K |
| Luminosity | 504 L☉ |
| Radius | 6.36 R☉ |
| Mass | 5.37 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 42m 41.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | −35° 30′ 06″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 46.5 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.39). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 54° N. South of latitude 54° 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 830. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 21 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 47627, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.65, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cygnus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.