Star · G1V
HIP 48468
HIP 48468 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G1V in the constellation Antlia, 175.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Antlia |
|---|---|
| Distance | 175.7 light-years (53.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.28 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.62 |
| Spectral type | G1V |
| Surface temperature | 5,880 K |
| Luminosity | 8.13 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.75 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.69 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 52m 58.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | −27° 19′ 56″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 97.2 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.28). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 63° N. South of latitude 63° 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 1850. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 48468, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.49, 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 47957 5.32 light-years
- HIP 48047 9.61 light-years
- HIP 49821 14.9 light-years
- HIP 50176 15.7 light-years
- HIP 46685 16.6 light-years
- HIP 48946 19.4 light-years
- HIP 50681 19.4 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.