Star · F5V
HIP 51885
HIP 51885 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F5V in the constellation Hydra, 140.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Hydra |
|---|---|
| Distance | 140.7 light-years (43.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.29 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.12 |
| Spectral type | F5V |
| Surface temperature | 6,500 K |
| Luminosity | 4.86 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.74 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.48 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 36m 04.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −26° 40′ 32″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 27.8 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.29). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 63° N. South of latitude 63° 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 1885. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 51885, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.00, 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 51551 4.50 light-years
- HIP 50807 9.22 light-years
- HIP 50805 13.7 light-years
- 2MASS J11001126-2718386 13.8 light-years
- HIP 50032 14.7 light-years
- HIP 52237 15.6 light-years
- χ¹ Hya 16.8 light-years
- UCAC4 328-061594 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.