Star · F4IV
HIP 70952
HIP 70952 is a subgiant star of spectral type F4IV in the constellation Draco, 103.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Draco |
|---|---|
| Distance | 103.4 light-years (31.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.10 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.60 |
| Spectral type | F4IV |
| Surface temperature | 6,730 K |
| Luminosity | 3.1 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.29 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.33 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 30m 46.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +63° 11′ 08″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 26.8 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.10). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 27° S. North of latitude 27° 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 1923. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.8 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 70952, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.33, 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 71192 5.56 light-years
- Gl 559.1 9.26 light-years
- HIP 67133 10.6 light-years
- SDSS J143832.63+572216.9 10.7 light-years
- HIP 71251 13.1 light-years
- Edasich 14.1 light-years
- Gl 533.1 15.5 light-years
- HIP 77852 17.0 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.