Star · F5V
HIP 71469
HIP 71469 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F5V in the constellation Libra, 87.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Libra |
|---|---|
| Distance | 87.7 light-years (26.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.20 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 4.05 |
| Spectral type | F5V |
| Surface temperature | 6,560 K |
| Luminosity | 2.05 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.11 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.2 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 36m 59.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −12° 18′ 19″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 157.7 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.20). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 78° N. South of latitude 78° 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 1938. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.6 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 71469, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.98, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Aries. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- WISEA J143422.31-083934.2 8.25 light-years
- GJ 3832C 11.2 light-years
- HIP 71743 11.8 light-years
- α¹ Lib 12.0 light-years
- GJ 3831A 12.1 light-years
- GJ 3889 13.4 light-years
- Zubenelgenubi 13.9 light-years
- 16 Lib 14.7 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.