Star · A0
HIP 66065
HIP 66065 is a main-sequence star of spectral type A0 in the constellation Hydra, 221.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Hydra |
|---|---|
| Distance | 221.3 light-years (67.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.69 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.53 |
| Spectral type | A0 |
| Surface temperature | 9,690 K |
| Luminosity | 27.4 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.86 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.34 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 32m 35.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | −28° 41′ 34″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 38.9 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.69). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 61° N. South of latitude 61° 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 1805. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.9 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 66065, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.99, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Triangulum. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 66118 4.47 light-years
- HIP 66885 13.7 light-years
- HIP 66292 14.0 light-years
- HIP 66648 14.4 light-years
- HIP 66934 19.7 light-years
- HIP 67652 19.8 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.