Star · F5V
HIP 59489
HIP 59489 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F5V in the constellation Coma Berenices, 245.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
|---|---|
| Distance | 245.1 light-years (75.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.47 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.09 |
| Spectral type | F5V |
| Surface temperature | 6,730 K |
| Luminosity | 12.4 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.59 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.88 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 12m 01.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +28° 32′ 11″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 35.8 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.47). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 61° S. North of latitude 61° 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 1781. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.3 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 59489, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.21, 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 58985 6.64 light-years
- HIP 59666 11.0 light-years
- HIP 59558 15.1 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.