Star · F7IV
HIP 6776
HIP 6776 is a subgiant star of spectral type F7IV in the constellation Andromeda, 137.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Andromeda |
|---|---|
| Distance | 137.2 light-years (42.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.27 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.15 |
| Spectral type | F7IV |
| Surface temperature | 6,610 K |
| Luminosity | 4.68 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.65 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.47 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 1h 27m 06.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +34° 22′ 39″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 35.3 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.27). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 56° S. North of latitude 56° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in October, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1889. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 6776, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.95, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Centaurus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 6890 8.98 light-years
- HIP 6978 9.22 light-years
- 2MASSW J0129122+351758 10.2 light-years
- 78 Psc 11.6 light-years
- GJ 3087B 11.6 light-years
- HIP 5579 11.6 light-years
- GJ 3086A 12.5 light-years
- HD 8673 12.7 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.