Star · A4
HIP 56083
HIP 56083 is a main-sequence star of spectral type A4 in the constellation Ursa Major, 226.5 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
|---|---|
| Distance | 226.5 light-years (69.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.29 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.08 |
| Spectral type | A4 |
| Surface temperature | 8,510 K |
| Luminosity | 14 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.72 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.94 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 29m 43.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +56° 44′ 15″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 32.8 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.29). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 33° S. North of latitude 33° 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 1800. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 56083, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.04, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Phoenix. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 57020 10.7 light-years
- SDSS J111320.60+551121.9 10.9 light-years
- HIP 57477 12.7 light-years
- HIP 56628 16.3 light-years
- HIP 56658 19.3 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.