Star · A1V
HIP 69995
HIP 69995 is a main-sequence star of spectral type A1V in the constellation Centaurus, 226.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Centaurus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 226.2 light-years (69.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.93 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.72 |
| Spectral type | A1V |
| Surface temperature | 9,210 K |
| Luminosity | 21.4 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.82 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.18 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 19m 23.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | −37° 00′ 10″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 20.7 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.93). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 53° N. South of latitude 53° S 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 1800. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 69995, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.04, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Triangulum. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 69508 4.93 light-years
- HIP 69991 10.5 light-years
- HIP 71103 10.8 light-years
- HIP 69443 11.8 light-years
- HIP 70512 15.1 light-years
- HIP 71151 19.1 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.