Star · A5V
HIP 59353
HIP 59353 is a main-sequence star of spectral type A5V in the constellation Centaurus, 213.0 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Centaurus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 213.0 light-years (65.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.07 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.00 |
| Spectral type | A5V |
| Surface temperature | 8,240 K |
| Luminosity | 14.7 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.88 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.96 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 10m 33.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −37° 52′ 13″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 17.9 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.07). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 52° N. South of latitude 52° 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 1813. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.8 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 59353, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.90, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Andromeda. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- 2MASS J12073346-3932539 6.84 light-years
- HIP 60149 7.02 light-years
- 2MASS J12074836-3900043 7.44 light-years
- HIP 59584 10.5 light-years
- HIP 60239 12.9 light-years
- HIP 57960 18.9 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.