Star · A1V
HIP 69747
HIP 69747 is a main-sequence star of spectral type A1V in the constellation Virgo, 595.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Virgo |
|---|---|
| Distance | 595.8 light-years (182.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.15 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −0.16 |
| Spectral type | A1V |
| Surface temperature | 10,210 K |
| Luminosity | 141 L☉ |
| Radius | 3.79 R☉ |
| Mass | 3.74 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 16m 30.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | −3° 11′ 47″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 34.5 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.15). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 87° 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 1430. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 11 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 69747, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 11.14, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cetus. 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.