Star · F0V
HIP 61621
HIP 61621 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F0V in the constellation Hydra, 111.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Hydra |
|---|---|
| Distance | 111.4 light-years (34.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.41 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.74 |
| Spectral type | F0V |
| Surface temperature | 7,250 K |
| Luminosity | 6.85 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.66 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.62 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 37m 42.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −27° 08′ 20″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 20.2 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.41). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 63° N. South of latitude 63° 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 1915. 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 61621, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.50, 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 59925 11.3 light-years
- PSO J192.6717-21.8250 13.4 light-years
- HIP 63157 13.5 light-years
- WISP 130525.51-253828.8 14.1 light-years
- HIP 61476 15.1 light-years
- HIP 59135 15.5 light-years
- HIP 64303 15.6 light-years
- HIP 58950 16.5 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.