Star · A7III
HIP 61468
HIP 61468 is a giant star of spectral type A7III in the constellation Centaurus, 114.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Centaurus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 114.7 light-years (35.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.12 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.39 |
| Spectral type | A7III |
| Surface temperature | 7,980 K |
| Luminosity | 9.98 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.65 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.78 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 35m 45.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −41° 01′ 19″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 21.0 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.12). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 49° N. South of latitude 49° 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 1911. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 61468, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.56, 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):
- HIP 61391 3.80 light-years
- HIP 59947 8.13 light-years
- HIP 61998 11.9 light-years
- HIP 59726 12.4 light-years
- 2MASS J12073804-3909050 12.4 light-years
- GJ 9423 12.5 light-years
- HIP 61363 13.5 light-years
- HIP 61097 13.5 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.