Star · A
HIP 77990
HIP 77990 is a main-sequence star of spectral type A in the constellation Norma, 181.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Norma |
|---|---|
| Distance | 181.3 light-years (55.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.78 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.06 |
| Spectral type | A |
| Surface temperature | 7,130 K |
| Luminosity | 12.8 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.35 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.89 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 15h 55m 32.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | −60° 10′ 40″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 22.5 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.78). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 30° N. South of latitude 30° 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 1845. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 77990, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.55, 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 78825 5.07 light-years
- HIP 78425 5.36 light-years
- HIP 77463 9.31 light-years
- HIP 77818 9.67 light-years
- HIP 77779 14.4 light-years
- HIP 79315 19.0 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.