Star · F6III
HIP 72846
HIP 72846 is a giant star of spectral type F6III in the constellation Boötes, 157.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Boötes |
|---|---|
| Distance | 157.1 light-years (48.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.41 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.00 |
| Spectral type | F6III |
| Surface temperature | 6,090 K |
| Luminosity | 5.6 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.13 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.54 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 53m 23.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +15° 42′ 18″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 22.1 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.41). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 74° S. North of latitude 74° 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 1869. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.8 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 72846, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.24, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Eridanus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 72315 9.00 light-years
- HIP 71572 11.6 light-years
- HIP 72116 11.6 light-years
- HIP 72681 11.8 light-years
- HIP 73577 12.6 light-years
- HIP 72336 13.4 light-years
- HIP 74374 15.7 light-years
- HIP 71759 15.8 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.