Star · F7V
HIP 71251
HIP 71251 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F7V in the constellation Draco, 95.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Draco |
|---|---|
| Distance | 95.7 light-years (29.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.46 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 4.12 |
| Spectral type | F7V |
| Surface temperature | 6,270 K |
| Luminosity | 1.95 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.18 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.18 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 34m 15.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +57° 03′ 55″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 49.3 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.46). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 33° S. North of latitude 33° 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 1930. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.7 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 71251, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.17, 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):
- SDSS J143832.63+572216.9 8.71 light-years
- GJ 9474B 10.5 light-years
- ι Boo 10.5 light-years
- Edasich 12.7 light-years
- HIP 70952 13.1 light-years
- GJ 3883 13.3 light-years
- HIP 71192 14.6 light-years
- SDSS J135439.54+504451.0 15.7 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.