Star · A4V
HIP 59364
HIP 59364 is a main-sequence star of spectral type A4V in the constellation Coma Berenices, 281.5 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
|---|---|
| Distance | 281.5 light-years (86.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.01 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.33 |
| Spectral type | A4V |
| Surface temperature | 8,810 K |
| Luminosity | 29.1 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.32 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.38 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 10m 46.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +27° 16′ 53″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 10.9 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.01). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 63° S. North of latitude 63° 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 1744. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 5.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 59364, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.51, 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):
- HIP 59527 4.66 light-years
- HIP 59399 6.39 light-years
- HIP 59833 10.3 light-years
- HIP 60066 11.3 light-years
- HIP 60123 12.2 light-years
- HIP 59033 12.3 light-years
- HIP 60293 12.7 light-years
- HIP 60304 13.3 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.