Star · F4V
HIP 68707
HIP 68707 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F4V in the constellation Virgo, 211.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Virgo |
|---|---|
| Distance | 211.4 light-years (64.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.24 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.18 |
| Spectral type | F4V |
| Surface temperature | 6,850 K |
| Luminosity | 11.4 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.4 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.84 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 03m 55.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +4° 54′ 03″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 24.1 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.24). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 85° 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 1815. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.8 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 68707, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.89, 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 69280 10.5 light-years
- HIP 68619 11.6 light-years
- ULAS J135556.12+085054.3 16.4 light-years
- HIP 67186 16.9 light-years
- HIP 67828 17.5 light-years
- HIP 67379 18.5 light-years
- HIP 69359 20.0 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.