Star · F2IV
HIP 560
HIP 560 is a subgiant star of spectral type F2IV in the constellation Cetus, 129.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Cetus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 129.6 light-years (39.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.19 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.19 |
| Spectral type | F2IV |
| Surface temperature | 6,960 K |
| Luminosity | 4.48 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.46 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.46 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 0h 06m 50.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −23° 06′ 27″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 21.2 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.19). 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 September, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1896. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.3 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 560, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.83, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Coma Berenices. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 117958 7.65 light-years
- HIP 2 11.7 light-years
- HIP 296 12.3 light-years
- 2MASSI J0006205-172051 13.1 light-years
- 2MASS J00285545-1927165 14.4 light-years
- HIP 117247 15.0 light-years
- HIP 117404 16.5 light-years
- HIP 116973 16.6 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.