Star · B8V
HIP 70418
HIP 70418 is a main-sequence star of spectral type B8V in the constellation Apus, 992.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Apus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 992.8 light-years (304.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.42 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −1.00 |
| Spectral type | B8V |
| Surface temperature | 10,140 K |
| Luminosity | 302 L☉ |
| Radius | 5.63 R☉ |
| Mass | 4.64 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 24m 22.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −82° 50′ 54″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 37.3 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.42). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 7° N. South of latitude 7° S it never sets.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1033. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 18 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 70418, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.25, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cepheus. 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.