Star · F5IV
HIP 72508
HIP 72508 is a subgiant star of spectral type F5IV in the constellation Boötes, 170.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Boötes |
|---|---|
| Distance | 170.1 light-years (52.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.49 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.90 |
| Spectral type | F5IV |
| Surface temperature | 6,870 K |
| Luminosity | 5.85 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.71 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.56 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 49m 32.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +51° 22′ 28″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 8.3 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.49). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 39° S. North of latitude 39° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in May, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1856. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 72508, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.42, 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):
- 2MASS J15025475+5044252 9.47 light-years
- SDSS J144128.52+504600.4 10.2 light-years
- HIP 74346 12.0 light-years
- HIP 72563 14.0 light-years
- HIP 72486 17.7 light-years
- HIP 69793 18.1 light-years
- HIP 75024 18.1 light-years
- κ² Boo 18.2 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.