Star · A7V
HIP 50070
HIP 50070 is a main-sequence star of spectral type A7V in the constellation Vela, 161.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Vela |
|---|---|
| Distance | 161.9 light-years (49.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.27 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.79 |
| Spectral type | A7V |
| Surface temperature | 7,750 K |
| Luminosity | 17 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.29 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.04 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 13m 22.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | −51° 13′ 59″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 49.0 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.27). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 39° N. South of latitude 39° 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 1864. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.9 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 50070, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.31, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Lacerta. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 50866 9.43 light-years
- HIP 51625 10.2 light-years
- HIP 51510 11.7 light-years
- HIP 47989 12.8 light-years
- HIP 49248 16.1 light-years
- HIP 50908 17.2 light-years
- HIP 53106 18.3 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.