Star · G8III
HIP 62103
HIP 62103 is a giant star of spectral type G8III in the constellation Virgo, 219.5 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Virgo |
|---|---|
| Distance | 219.5 light-years (67.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.91 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.77 |
| Spectral type | G8III |
| Surface temperature | 5,130 K |
| Luminosity | 21.8 L☉ |
| Radius | 5.9 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.19 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 43m 38.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −1° 34′ 37″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 28.1 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.91). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 88° N. 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 62103, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.97, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cetus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 62468 7.02 light-years
- HIP 61608 9.74 light-years
- K2-257 12.9 light-years
- WISP 123242.42-003306.7 16.7 light-years
- HIP 60749 17.7 light-years
- HIP 61921 18.8 light-years
- ULAS J122343.35-013100.7 19.3 light-years
- HIP 63235 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.