Star · B6IV
HIP 65303
HIP 65303 is a subgiant star of spectral type B6IV in the constellation Centaurus, 1,606 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Centaurus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,606 light-years (492.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.37 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −2.09 |
| Spectral type | B6IV |
| Surface temperature | 11,200 K |
| Luminosity | 981 L☉ |
| Radius | 8.32 R☉ |
| Mass | 6.5 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 23m 02.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −48° 33′ 46″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 47.9 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.37). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 41° N. South of latitude 41° 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 420. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 28 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 65303, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 13.29, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Andromeda. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.