Star · F7V
HIP 50013
HIP 50013 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F7V in the constellation Hydra, 136.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Hydra |
|---|---|
| Distance | 136.9 light-years (42.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.45 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.34 |
| Spectral type | F7V |
| Surface temperature | 6,420 K |
| Luminosity | 3.98 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.61 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.41 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 12m 38.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | −19° 09′ 11″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 59.3 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.45). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 71° N. South of latitude 71° 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 1889. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 50013, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.94, 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 51073 9.78 light-years
- HD 86065 10.8 light-years
- GJ 9315 14.1 light-years
- SIMP J10035482-1441534 14.1 light-years
- UCAC4 328-061594 14.4 light-years
- TOI-6478 14.7 light-years
- HIP 49668 15.3 light-years
- HIP 50534 18.9 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.