Star · F7V
HIP 69493
HIP 69493 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F7V in the constellation Virgo, 179.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Virgo |
|---|---|
| Distance | 179.9 light-years (55.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.89 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.18 |
| Spectral type | F7V |
| Surface temperature | 6,440 K |
| Luminosity | 11.5 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.73 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.84 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 13m 40.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −0° 50′ 44″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 65.9 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.89). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 89° N. 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 1846. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 69493, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.54, 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):
- 2MASS J14140586+0107102 9.31 light-years
- SDSS J143211.74-005900.8 14.5 light-years
- HIP 68799 15.8 light-years
- HIP 68755 16.0 light-years
- SDSS J140441.68+023550.1 16.8 light-years
- HIP 70371 17.4 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.