Star · G8
HIP 65621
HIP 65621 is a giant star of spectral type G8 in the constellation Centaurus, 305.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Centaurus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 305.6 light-years (93.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.40 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.54 |
| Spectral type | G8 |
| Surface temperature | 4,810 K |
| Luminosity | 31.3 L☉ |
| Radius | 8.07 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.43 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 27m 14.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −40° 09′ 46″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 9.1 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.40). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 50° N. South of latitude 50° 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 1720. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 5.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 65621, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.69, 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 66019 13.7 light-years
- HIP 66813 15.7 light-years
- HIP 65996 16.0 light-years
- HIP 64837 18.3 light-years
- HIP 65403 19.2 light-years
- HIP 64947 19.5 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.