Star · F0IV
HIP 78286
HIP 78286 is a subgiant star of spectral type F0IV in the constellation Hercules, 159.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Hercules |
|---|---|
| Distance | 159.1 light-years (48.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.04 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.60 |
| Spectral type | F0IV |
| Surface temperature | 7,530 K |
| Luminosity | 7.94 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.65 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.68 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 15h 59m 04.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +49° 52′ 52″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 15.1 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.04). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 40° S. North of latitude 40° 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 1867. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.8 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 78286, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.27, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Horologium. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 76540 12.1 light-years
- HIP 80264 12.2 light-years
- HIP 76045 16.8 light-years
- SDSS J153012.87+514717.1 17.2 light-years
- HIP 77971 17.5 light-years
- HIP 80818 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.