Star · F0V
HIP 56601
HIP 56601 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F0V in the constellation Leo, 229.0 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Leo |
|---|---|
| Distance | 229.0 light-years (70.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.80 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.57 |
| Spectral type | F0V |
| Surface temperature | 7,810 K |
| Luminosity | 20.9 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.5 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.17 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 36m 18.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +27° 46′ 53″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 12.7 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.80). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 62° S. North of latitude 62° 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 1797. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 56601, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.06, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Sculptor. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- SDSS J113013.86+275049.1 6.36 light-years
- HIP 57300 8.51 light-years
- HIP 56860 10.5 light-years
- HIP 55767 11.3 light-years
- HIP 56109 13.1 light-years
- HIP 55843 13.6 light-years
- HIP 55856 14.0 light-years
- HIP 57395 14.6 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.