Star · F6V
HIP 78059
HIP 78059 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F6V in the constellation Libra, 207.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Libra |
|---|---|
| Distance | 207.7 light-years (63.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.32 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.30 |
| Spectral type | F6V |
| Surface temperature | 6,460 K |
| Luminosity | 10.3 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.57 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.79 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 15h 56m 14.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | −14° 23′ 58″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 28.2 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.32). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 76° N. South of latitude 76° 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 1818. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.7 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 78059, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.85, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Taurus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 77547 5.76 light-years
- HIP 78010 5.93 light-years
- HIP 78687 8.16 light-years
- HIP 78239 14.8 light-years
- HIP 78785 17.0 light-years
- HIP 76954 18.2 light-years
- GJ 1195 18.3 light-years
- HIP 78193 19.3 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.