Star · F5III
HIP 63849
HIP 63849 is a giant star of spectral type F5III in the constellation Centaurus, 326.0 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Centaurus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 326.0 light-years (100.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.44 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.44 |
| Spectral type | F5III |
| Surface temperature | 6,810 K |
| Luminosity | 22.5 L☉ |
| Radius | 3.41 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.21 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 05m 06.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −47° 07′ 01″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 34.9 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.44). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 43° N. South of latitude 43° 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 1700. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 5.8 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 63849, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.83, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Andromeda. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 63409 13.9 light-years
- HIP 63403 15.8 light-years
- HIP 63011 17.5 light-years
- HIP 63182 17.9 light-years
- HIP 63372 18.0 light-years
- HIP 62867 18.4 light-years
- HIP 65377 19.1 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.