Star · F2V
HIP 76568
HIP 76568 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F2V in the constellation Boötes, 117.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Boötes |
|---|---|
| Distance | 117.8 light-years (36.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.76 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.97 |
| Spectral type | F2V |
| Surface temperature | 7,140 K |
| Luminosity | 5.52 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.54 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.53 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 15h 38m 16.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +46° 47′ 51″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 27.9 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.76). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 43° S. North of latitude 43° 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 1908. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 76568, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.62, 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):
- HD 141399 4.37 light-years
- WISE J155254.84+503307.6 9.17 light-years
- SDSS J151506.11+443648.3 9.43 light-years
- GJ 3940 10.1 light-years
- TOI-1411 12.1 light-years
- HIP 75676 15.3 light-years
- HIP 73360 15.6 light-years
- HIP 73365 15.6 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.