Star · F5
HIP 69862
HIP 69862 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F5 in the constellation Boötes, 245.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Boötes |
|---|---|
| Distance | 245.7 light-years (75.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.32 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.93 |
| Spectral type | F5 |
| Surface temperature | 6,550 K |
| Luminosity | 14.4 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.95 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.95 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 17m 49.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +48° 00′ 07″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 21.2 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.32). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 42° S. North of latitude 42° N it never sets. 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 1780. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 69862, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.22, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Eridanus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 69951 6.43 light-years
- HIP 70066 12.6 light-years
- HIP 71248 14.5 light-years
- HIP 71109 16.4 light-years
- HIP 70435 17.6 light-years
- HIP 71104 18.1 light-years
- HIP 70387 18.5 light-years
- HIP 69210 18.6 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.