Star · F2V
HIP 71876
HIP 71876 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F2V in the constellation Draco, 134.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Draco |
|---|---|
| Distance | 134.2 light-years (41.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.24 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.17 |
| Spectral type | F2V |
| Surface temperature | 6,830 K |
| Luminosity | 4.59 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.53 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.46 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 42m 03.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +61° 15′ 43″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 16.4 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.24). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 29° S. North of latitude 29° 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 1892. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 71876, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.90, 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 70252 5.84 light-years
- WISEA J150712.17+603038.5 7.38 light-years
- HIP 70426 11.0 light-years
- HIP 73623 12.9 light-years
- HIP 70253 14.2 light-years
- SDSS J141530.05+572428.7 15.4 light-years
- HIP 69488 16.4 light-years
- HIP 69400 17.2 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.