Star · F4V
HIP 49658
HIP 49658 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F4V in the constellation Leo Minor, 199.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Leo Minor |
|---|---|
| Distance | 199.7 light-years (61.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.23 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.29 |
| Spectral type | F4V |
| Surface temperature | 6,530 K |
| Luminosity | 10.3 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.51 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.79 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 08m 15.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +31° 36′ 15″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 36.4 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.23). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 58° S. North of latitude 58° 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 1826. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 49658, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.77, 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):
- SDSS J100016.92+321829.4 6.43 light-years
- HIP 50411 11.6 light-years
- HIP 50120 12.0 light-years
- HIP 49060 13.3 light-years
- HIP 51352 15.7 light-years
- HIP 48435 16.7 light-years
- HIP 47987 19.3 light-years
- HIP 47652 19.5 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.