Star · F9V
HIP 53791
HIP 53791 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F9V in the constellation Ursa Major, 152.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
|---|---|
| Distance | 152.3 light-years (46.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.03 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.68 |
| Spectral type | F9V |
| Surface temperature | 6,030 K |
| Luminosity | 7.52 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.51 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.66 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 00m 20.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +42° 54′ 42″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 36.7 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.03). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 47° S. North of latitude 47° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in March, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1874. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.7 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 53791, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.18, 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 53756 4.31 light-years
- HIP 54692 6.09 light-years
- HIP 54681 6.09 light-years
- TOI-1776 8.08 light-years
- HIP 53523 10.0 light-years
- SDSS J111741.17+450947.0 11.5 light-years
- ψ UMa 13.2 light-years
- HIP 53051 13.6 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.