Star · A2
HIP 56253
HIP 56253 is a main-sequence star of spectral type A2 in the constellation Camelopardalis, 197.5 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Camelopardalis |
|---|---|
| Distance | 197.5 light-years (60.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.12 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.21 |
| Spectral type | A2 |
| Surface temperature | 7,700 K |
| Luminosity | 11.5 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.91 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.84 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 31m 50.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +81° 07′ 38″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 42.6 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.12). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 9° S. North of latitude 9° N it never sets.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1829. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 56253, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.74, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Octans. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 53709 8.69 light-years
- HIP 58619 8.79 light-years
- HIP 55561 14.4 light-years
- HIP 51278 15.5 light-years
- HIP 58924 17.0 light-years
- TOI-2257 19.7 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.