Star · A5V
HIP 69958
HIP 69958 is a main-sequence star of spectral type A5V in the constellation Boötes, 310.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Boötes |
|---|---|
| Distance | 310.3 light-years (95.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.47 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.58 |
| Spectral type | A5V |
| Surface temperature | 8,300 K |
| Luminosity | 21.8 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.26 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.19 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 18m 55.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +54° 51′ 50″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 9.9 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.47). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 35° S. North of latitude 35° 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 1716. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 5.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 69958, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.72, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Horologium. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 71147 11.6 light-years
- HIP 69873 12.0 light-years
- HIP 70105 12.6 light-years
- HIP 69650 13.8 light-years
- HIP 69917 15.7 light-years
- HIP 70698 18.4 light-years
- HIP 69818 19.3 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.