Star · F6V
HIP 73850
HIP 73850 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F6V in the constellation Lupus, 114.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Lupus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 114.6 light-years (35.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.48 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.75 |
| Spectral type | F6V |
| Surface temperature | 6,440 K |
| Luminosity | 2.71 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.32 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.28 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 15h 05m 33.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | −30° 33′ 03″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 14.5 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.48). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 59° N. South of latitude 59° 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 1911. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 73850, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.56, 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):
- HIP 73754 4.54 light-years
- HIP 74815 7.24 light-years
- HIP 72772 12.6 light-years
- HIP 76200 12.6 light-years
- HIP 71682 15.1 light-years
- 2MASS J15230657-2347526 16.0 light-years
- HIP 75753 17.2 light-years
- PSO J218.5616-27.8952 17.3 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.