Star · F9V
HIP 50606
HIP 50606 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F9V in the constellation Ursa Major, 105.0 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
|---|---|
| Distance | 105.0 light-years (32.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.45 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.91 |
| Spectral type | F9V |
| Surface temperature | 6,050 K |
| Luminosity | 2.42 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.42 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.25 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 20m 14.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +53° 46′ 46″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 26.3 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.45). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 36° S. North of latitude 36° 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 1921. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.9 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 50606, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.37, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Grus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 49555 6.79 light-years
- 2MASS J10293958+5715445 9.19 light-years
- GJ 3613 11.4 light-years
- CFBDS J104209.98+580856.6 11.8 light-years
- HIP 48423 12.3 light-years
- WISEA J110125.95+540052.8 12.9 light-years
- HIP 47547 13.4 light-years
- Gl 405 14.6 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.