Star · A9V
HIP 48266
HIP 48266 is a main-sequence star of spectral type A9V in the constellation Ursa Major, 291.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
|---|---|
| Distance | 291.8 light-years (89.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.27 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.51 |
| Spectral type | A9V |
| Surface temperature | 7,530 K |
| Luminosity | 21.6 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.73 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.19 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 50m 23.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +65° 35′ 36″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 28.2 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.27). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 24° S. North of latitude 24° 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 1734. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 5.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 48266, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.59, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Indus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 48678 10.9 light-years
- HIP 47032 16.9 light-years
- HIP 49277 17.1 light-years
- 28 UMa 18.9 light-years
- HIP 45279 19.5 light-years
- SDSS J094427.31+641037.3 19.8 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.