Star · B6V
HIP 47694
HIP 47694 is a main-sequence star of spectral type B6V in the constellation Vela, 1,323 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Vela |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,323 light-years (405.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.15 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −1.89 |
| Spectral type | B6V |
| Surface temperature | 11,540 K |
| Luminosity | 863 L☉ |
| Radius | 7.35 R☉ |
| Mass | 6.27 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 43m 27.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −51° 13′ 41″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 41.2 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 39° N. South of latitude 39° 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 703. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 23 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 47694, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.87, 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.