Star · F0V
HIP 61496
HIP 61496 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F0V in the constellation Corvus, 246.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Corvus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 246.1 light-years (75.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.20 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.81 |
| Spectral type | F0V |
| Surface temperature | 7,220 K |
| Luminosity | 16.1 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.57 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.01 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 35m 58.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −20° 31′ 39″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 21.4 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.20). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 69° N. South of latitude 69° 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 1780. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 61496, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.22, 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 60753 13.0 light-years
- HIP 60457 13.8 light-years
- HIP 61460 14.5 light-years
- HIP 62329 14.6 light-years
- HIP 61794 16.7 light-years
- HIP 60486 19.3 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.