Star · F7V
HIP 56245
HIP 56245 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F7V in the constellation Crater, 127.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Crater |
|---|---|
| Distance | 127.8 light-years (39.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.24 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.27 |
| Spectral type | F7V |
| Surface temperature | 6,230 K |
| Luminosity | 4.27 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.78 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.44 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 31m 47.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −20° 46′ 35″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 28.2 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.24). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 69° N. South of latitude 69° S 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 1898. 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 56245, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.80, 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 57645 9.66 light-years
- WISEA J114724.10-204021.3 9.67 light-years
- HIP 57039 12.3 light-years
- HD 98649 12.7 light-years
- GJ 2084A 14.3 light-years
- HIP 55014 14.5 light-years
- HIP 55875 15.4 light-years
- HIP 55363 16.0 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.