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.
| Constellation | Draco |
|---|---|
| Distance | 110.1 light-years (33.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 4.96 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.32 |
| Spectral type | F0IV |
| Surface temperature | 7,660 K |
| Luminosity | 10.4 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.83 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.79 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):
- HIP 78184 9.14 light-years
- 2MASS J15552840+5918155 9.20 light-years
- WISE J155254.84+503307.6 11.2 light-years
- HIP 79941 11.7 light-years
- 2MASS J16154255+4953211 13.1 light-years
- HIP 81288 13.2 light-years
- Gl 608 13.9 light-years
- HIP 77790 14.1 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.
