Star · F5
HIP 58809
HIP 58809 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F5 in the constellation Virgo, 233.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Virgo |
|---|---|
| Distance | 233.1 light-years (71.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.39 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.12 |
| Spectral type | F5 |
| Surface temperature | 6,500 K |
| Luminosity | 12.2 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.75 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.87 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 03m 44.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +5° 33′ 28″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 59.2 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.39). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 84° S. 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 1793. 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 58809, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.10, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pisces. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 58843 9.03 light-years
- HIP 58643 13.3 light-years
- ULAS J120545.92+084206.8 14.0 light-years
- HIP 59646 17.1 light-years
- HIP 59918 18.8 light-years
- 10 Vir 19.5 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.