Star · F6V
HIP 63497
HIP 63497 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F6V in the constellation Coma Berenices, 132.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
|---|---|
| Distance | 132.1 light-years (40.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.20 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.16 |
| Spectral type | F6V |
| Surface temperature | 6,550 K |
| Luminosity | 4.64 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.67 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.47 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 00m 38.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +18° 22′ 23″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 46.6 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.20). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 72° S. North of latitude 72° 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 1894. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.3 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 63497, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.87, 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 64426 10.0 light-years
- HIP 62686 10.2 light-years
- HIP 62772 10.7 light-years
- ULAS J131304.03+225919.7 12.6 light-years
- HIP 62454 12.9 light-years
- HIP 62904 14.3 light-years
- ULAS J131307.47+123540.7 15.2 light-years
- ULAS J130435.66+154252.6 15.9 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.