Star · B2V
HIP 67663
HIP 67663 is a main-sequence star of spectral type B2V in the constellation Centaurus, 1,063 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Centaurus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,063 light-years (325.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.77 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −1.80 |
| Spectral type | B2V |
| Surface temperature | 12,550 K |
| Luminosity | 933 L☉ |
| Radius | 6.46 R☉ |
| Mass | 6.41 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 51m 47.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | −46° 53′ 55″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 36.5 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.77). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 43° N. South of latitude 43° 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 963. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 19 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 67663, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.40, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Andromeda. 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.