Star · A2V
HIP 68498
HIP 68498 is a main-sequence star of spectral type A2V in the constellation Boötes, 267.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Boötes |
|---|---|
| Distance | 267.9 light-years (82.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.98 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.41 |
| Spectral type | A2V |
| Surface temperature | 9,140 K |
| Luminosity | 28.3 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.12 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.36 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 01m 20.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +8° 53′ 42″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 20.0 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.98). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 81° 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 1758. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.8 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 68498, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.40, 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):
- HIP 68697 13.3 light-years
- HIP 68642 14.2 light-years
- HIP 68199 15.0 light-years
- HIP 68074 15.6 light-years
- SDSS J140818.89+064954.3 16.0 light-years
- 15 Boo 16.9 light-years
- HIP 68986 19.0 light-years
- HIP 69301 19.4 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.