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Star · F0IV

HIP 78180

HIP 78180 is a subgiant star of spectral type F0IV in the constellation Draco, 110.1 light-years from the Sun.

ConstellationDraco
Distance110.1 light-years (33.8 pc)
Apparent magnitudemagnitude 4.96
Absolute magnitudemagnitude 2.32
Spectral typeF0IV
Surface temperature7,660 K
Luminosity10.4 L☉
Radius1.83 R☉
Mass1.79 M☉ (estimated)
Right ascension (J2000)15h 57m 47.5s
Declination (J2000)+54° 44′ 59″
Space velocity (relative to the Sun)31.6 km/s

In the sky

Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 4.96). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 35° S. North of latitude 35° 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 1916. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.0 million years.

The Sun seen from there

From a planet around HIP 78180, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.47, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Reticulum. It would be invisible to the naked eye.

Neighbours

Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):

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Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.