Star · A2V
HIP 62983
HIP 62983 is a main-sequence star of spectral type A2V in the constellation Virgo, 231.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Virgo |
|---|---|
| Distance | 231.4 light-years (70.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.00 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.75 |
| Spectral type | A2V |
| Surface temperature | 9,350 K |
| Luminosity | 21.4 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.76 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.18 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 54m 18.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −11° 38′ 55″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 51.9 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.00). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 78° N. South of latitude 78° S 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 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 62983, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.08, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pisces. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- 2MASS J12474944-1117551 7.22 light-years
- HIP 63732 10.8 light-years
- HIP 61801 15.3 light-years
- HIP 64056 17.5 light-years
- HIP 63151 17.9 light-years
- HIP 63477 18.1 light-years
- HIP 63520 18.8 light-years
- HIP 61823 19.2 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.