Star · F3V
HIP 48895
HIP 48895 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F3V in the constellation Leo, 245.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Leo |
|---|---|
| Distance | 245.3 light-years (75.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.48 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.10 |
| Spectral type | F3V |
| Surface temperature | 7,090 K |
| Luminosity | 12.3 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.33 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.87 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 58m 26.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +27° 45′ 32″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 55.7 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.48). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 62° S. North of latitude 62° 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 1781. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 48895, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.21, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Piscis Austrinus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 49132 7.82 light-years
- SDSS J095908.97+312557.3 16.2 light-years
- HIP 47548 17.1 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.