Star · A7IV
HIP 62972
HIP 62972 is a subgiant star of spectral type A7IV in the constellation Canes Venatici, 238.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
|---|---|
| Distance | 238.6 light-years (73.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.25 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.93 |
| Spectral type | A7IV |
| Surface temperature | 8,110 K |
| Luminosity | 15.4 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.99 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.98 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 54m 13.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +33° 32′ 04″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 33.2 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.25). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 56° S. North of latitude 56° 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 1787. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 62972, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.15, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Sculptor. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 63645 13.0 light-years
- HIP 64157 16.0 light-years
- HIP 62492 16.0 light-years
- SDSS J125437.60+293832.7 16.4 light-years
- HIP 64405 16.8 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.