Star · A7III
HIP 62081
HIP 62081 is a giant star of spectral type A7III in the constellation Centaurus, 231.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Centaurus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 231.1 light-years (70.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.43 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.18 |
| Spectral type | A7III |
| Surface temperature | 7,850 K |
| Luminosity | 12 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.87 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.86 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 43m 26.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −40° 10′ 40″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 11.5 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.43). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 50° N. South of latitude 50° 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 1795. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 62081, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.08, 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 61498 5.87 light-years
- HIP 62787 8.57 light-years
- 2MASS J12535039-4211215 11.6 light-years
- HIP 63399 13.0 light-years
- HIP 63207 15.2 light-years
- HIP 62645 16.3 light-years
- HIP 63156 18.4 light-years
- HIP 61357 18.9 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.