Star · F3IV
HIP 61212
HIP 61212 is a subgiant star of spectral type F3IV in the constellation Corvus, 124.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Corvus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 124.3 light-years (38.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.74 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.84 |
| Spectral type | F3IV |
| Surface temperature | 7,010 K |
| Luminosity | 6.24 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.69 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.58 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 32m 36.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | −13° 51′ 33″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 28.2 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.74). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 76° N. South of latitude 76° 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 1902. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 61212, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.73, 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 61797 13.5 light-years
- HIP 62647 14.2 light-years
- HIP 61476 15.3 light-years
- HIP 59426 15.3 light-years
- HIP 58817 16.2 light-years
- WISEA J122248.13-211638.6 17.0 light-years
- HIP 59914 17.5 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.