Star · F3V
HIP 66860
HIP 66860 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F3V in the constellation Boötes, 116.0 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Boötes |
|---|---|
| Distance | 116.0 light-years (35.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.16 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.40 |
| Spectral type | F3V |
| Surface temperature | 6,790 K |
| Luminosity | 3.69 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.39 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.39 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 42m 12.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +8° 23′ 18″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 66.4 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.16). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 82° S. 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 1910. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 66860, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.59, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cetus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- SDSS J132715.21+075937.5 7.65 light-years
- ULAS J134403.78+083951.0 8.47 light-years
- 2MASS J13384944+0437315 9.82 light-years
- 2MASS J13484591+0353545 11.6 light-years
- HIP 65133 11.9 light-years
- HIP 65371 12.1 light-years
- SDSS J132511.10+051704.2 12.9 light-years
- Gl 518.1 13.9 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.