Star · B0III
HIP 66925
HIP 66925 is a giant star of spectral type B0III in the constellation Centaurus, 3,030 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Centaurus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 3,030 light-years (929.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.00 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −3.84 |
| Spectral type | B0III |
| Surface temperature | 11,510 K |
| Luminosity | 5,170 L☉ |
| Radius | 18.1 R☉ |
| Mass | 10.5 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 42m 56.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −56° 46′ 05″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 45.1 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.00). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 33° N. South of latitude 33° 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 1005 BC. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 54 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 66925, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 14.67, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cassiopeia. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.