Star · F0IV
HIP 64979
HIP 64979 is a subgiant star of spectral type F0IV in the constellation Canes Venatici, 205.5 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
|---|---|
| Distance | 205.5 light-years (63.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.01 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.01 |
| Spectral type | F0IV |
| Surface temperature | 7,610 K |
| Luminosity | 13.7 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.13 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.92 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 19m 04.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +35° 07′ 41″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 10.7 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.01). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 55° S. North of latitude 55° 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 1820. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.6 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 64979, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.83, 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):
- 2MASS J13264464+3627407 7.35 light-years
- HIP 64469 7.65 light-years
- HIP 65114 11.0 light-years
- HIP 64826 12.0 light-years
- HIP 66051 12.4 light-years
- HIP 64701 12.6 light-years
- HIP 64780 13.3 light-years
- HIP 64484 13.7 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.