Star · A3V
HIP 62641
HIP 62641 is a main-sequence star of spectral type A3V in the constellation Canes Venatici, 354.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
|---|---|
| Distance | 354.6 light-years (108.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.87 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 0.69 |
| Spectral type | A3V |
| Surface temperature | 8,400 K |
| Luminosity | 50 L☉ |
| Radius | 3.34 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.78 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 50m 10.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +37° 31′ 01″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 49.3 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.87). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 52° S. North of latitude 52° 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 1671. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 6.3 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 62641, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 10.01, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Sculptor. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.