Star · F8V
HIP 48351
HIP 48351 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F8V in the constellation Sextans, 139.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Sextans |
|---|---|
| Distance | 139.6 light-years (42.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.42 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.26 |
| Spectral type | F8V |
| Surface temperature | 6,060 K |
| Luminosity | 4.4 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.9 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.45 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 51m 21.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −6° 10′ 55″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 45.2 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.42). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 84° N. 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 1886. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 48351, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.99, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pegasus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 47539 8.09 light-years
- BD-08 2823 10.8 light-years
- HIP 49674 16.6 light-years
- HIP 48754 17.7 light-years
- HIP 49161 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.