Star · F3III
HIP 66681
HIP 66681 is a giant star of spectral type F3III in the constellation Centaurus, 224.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Centaurus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 224.7 light-years (68.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.79 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.60 |
| Spectral type | F3III |
| Surface temperature | 6,870 K |
| Luminosity | 19.5 L☉ |
| Radius | 3.11 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.12 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 40m 10.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −64° 34′ 36″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 23.1 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.79). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 25° N. South of latitude 25° 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 1801. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 66681, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.02, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cassiopeia. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.