Star · F6V
HIP 51795
HIP 51795 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F6V in the constellation Hydra, 208.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Hydra |
|---|---|
| Distance | 208.7 light-years (64.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.10 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.07 |
| Spectral type | F6V |
| Surface temperature | 6,410 K |
| Luminosity | 12.8 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.9 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.89 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 34m 57.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −23° 10′ 34″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 34.5 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.10). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 67° N. South of latitude 67° 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 1817. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.7 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 51795, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.86, 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 51199 7.30 light-years
- HIP 51114 8.87 light-years
- PSO J159.2399-26.3885 12.1 light-years
- HIP 51620 15.4 light-years
- PSO J159.0433-27.6357 17.3 light-years
- HIP 51324 17.8 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.