Star · F8V
HIP 73941
HIP 73941 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F8V in the constellation Boötes, 97.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Boötes |
|---|---|
| Distance | 97.6 light-years (29.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.35 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.97 |
| Spectral type | F8V |
| Surface temperature | 6,230 K |
| Luminosity | 2.25 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.29 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.23 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 15h 06m 35.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +36° 27′ 22″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 12.3 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.35). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 54° S. North of latitude 54° 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 1928. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.7 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 73941, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.21, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Fornax. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 74730 4.20 light-years
- SDSS J151240.67+340350.1 4.64 light-years
- HIP 74396 5.83 light-years
- WISE J151314.61+401935.6 6.97 light-years
- Gl 588.1 9.80 light-years
- HIP 76330 10.2 light-years
- HIP 75675 10.6 light-years
- Gl 575.1 11.9 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.