Star · A4V
HIP 48763
HIP 48763 is a main-sequence star of spectral type A4V in the constellation Hydra, 214.5 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Hydra |
|---|---|
| Distance | 214.5 light-years (65.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.27 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.18 |
| Spectral type | A4V |
| Surface temperature | 8,020 K |
| Luminosity | 12.2 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.81 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.87 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 56m 46.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −26° 32′ 59″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 32.2 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.27). 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 1811. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.8 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 48763, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.92, 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 49339 14.1 light-years
- HIP 48333 17.2 light-years
- HIP 49977 17.7 light-years
- HIP 50288 17.8 light-years
- HIP 47519 18.2 light-years
- HIP 48766 19.7 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.