Star · F0IV
HIP 66223
HIP 66223 is a subgiant star of spectral type F0IV in the constellation Canes Venatici, 213.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
|---|---|
| Distance | 213.4 light-years (65.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.37 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.29 |
| Spectral type | F0IV |
| Surface temperature | 7,860 K |
| Luminosity | 10.8 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.77 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.81 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 34m 21.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +38° 47′ 21″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 13.9 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.37). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 51° S. North of latitude 51° 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 1813. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.8 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 66223, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.91, 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):
- HIP 67460 12.4 light-years
- 2MASS J13264464+3627407 12.9 light-years
- HIP 67483 13.9 light-years
- HIP 66051 18.0 light-years
- 19 CVn 18.0 light-years
- HIP 64928 18.7 light-years
- HIP 64979 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.