Star · A5IV
HIP 70894
HIP 70894 is a subgiant star of spectral type A5IV in the constellation Virgo, 245.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Virgo |
|---|---|
| Distance | 245.2 light-years (75.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.96 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.58 |
| Spectral type | A5IV |
| Surface temperature | 8,490 K |
| Luminosity | 22.2 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.18 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.2 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 29m 50.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +0° 49′ 44″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 6.9 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.96). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 89° S. 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 1781. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.3 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 70894, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.21, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cetus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 71021 10.4 light-years
- SDSS J143904.71+020526.7 14.7 light-years
- HIP 71195 15.0 light-years
- HIP 70845 15.3 light-years
- HIP 72014 15.3 light-years
- HIP 71673 17.3 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.