Star · F5IV
HIP 61328
HIP 61328 is a subgiant star of spectral type F5IV in the constellation Centaurus, 218.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Centaurus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 218.8 light-years (67.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.38 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.25 |
| Spectral type | F5IV |
| Surface temperature | 6,730 K |
| Luminosity | 10.7 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.41 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.81 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 33m 59.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −49° 54′ 35″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 59.3 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.38). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 40° N. South of latitude 40° 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 1807. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.9 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 61328, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.96, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cassiopeia. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 61260 3.16 light-years
- HIP 61665 9.76 light-years
- HD 108236 10.8 light-years
- HIP 61517 14.3 light-years
- 2MASS J12171942-4830012 17.6 light-years
- ξ¹ Cen 18.4 light-years
- HIP 61868 18.8 light-years
- HIP 62665 19.4 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.