Star · A9V
HIP 62402
HIP 62402 is a main-sequence star of spectral type A9V in the constellation Ursa Major, 211.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
|---|---|
| Distance | 211.1 light-years (64.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.88 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.83 |
| Spectral type | A9V |
| Surface temperature | 8,050 K |
| Luminosity | 16.9 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.11 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.04 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 47m 19.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +62° 46′ 52″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 10.0 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.88). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 27° S. North of latitude 27° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in April, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1815. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.7 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 62402, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.88, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Tucana. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 63130 13.1 light-years
- HIP 64679 14.1 light-years
- HIP 59937 16.0 light-years
- HIP 62737 16.7 light-years
- HIP 59866 16.9 light-years
- SDSS J122818.54+583342.3 18.6 light-years
- HIP 59474 19.4 light-years
- TOI-1824 19.9 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.