Star · A7V
HIP 67261
HIP 67261 is a main-sequence star of spectral type A7V in the constellation Centaurus, 13,300 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Centaurus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 13,300 light-years (4,067 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.40 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −6.65 |
| Spectral type | A7V |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 715,000 L☉ |
| Radius | 3,180 R☉ |
| Mass | 22.4 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 47m 10.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | −62° 35′ 23″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 118.2 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.40). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 27° N. South of latitude 27° 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 13 thousand years ago. At that time Homo sapiens was spreading out of Africa; there was no farming yet. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 235 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 67261, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 17.88, 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.