Star · A5V
HIP 76736
HIP 76736 is a main-sequence star of spectral type A5V in the constellation Triangulum Australe, 256.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Triangulum Australe |
|---|---|
| Distance | 256.4 light-years (78.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.45 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.97 |
| Spectral type | A5V |
| Surface temperature | 9,260 K |
| Luminosity | 17.1 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.61 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.05 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 15h 40m 11.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −70° 13′ 40″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 27.3 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.45). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 20° N. South of latitude 20° 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 1770. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 76736, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.31, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Camelopardalis. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 77618 12.2 light-years
- HIP 72709 19.1 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.