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Star · A2III

HIP 73095

HIP 73095 is a giant star of spectral type A2III in the constellation Lupus, 207.9 light-years from the Sun.

ConstellationLupus
Distance207.9 light-years (63.8 pc)
Apparent magnitudemagnitude 5.38
Absolute magnitudemagnitude 1.36
Spectral typeA2III
Surface temperature8,640 K
Luminosity27.8 L☉
Radius2.35 R☉
Mass2.35 M☉ (estimated)
Right ascension (J2000)14h 56m 17.2s
Declination (J2000)−52° 48′ 34″
Space velocity (relative to the Sun)11.0 km/s

In the sky

Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.38). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 37° N. South of latitude 37° S 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 1818. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.7 million years.

The Sun seen from there

From a planet around HIP 73095, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.85, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Perseus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.

Neighbours

Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):

  • HIP 71932 15.4 light-years
  • TOI-824 17.8 light-years
  • HIP 72013 18.3 light-years

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Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.