Star · F3
HIP 7886
HIP 7886 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F3 in the constellation Sculptor, 137.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Sculptor |
|---|---|
| Distance | 137.3 light-years (42.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.20 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.08 |
| Spectral type | F3 |
| Surface temperature | 6,860 K |
| Luminosity | 4.98 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.58 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.49 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 1h 41m 27.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −38° 07′ 58″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 19.3 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.20). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 52° N. South of latitude 52° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in October, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1889. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 7886, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.95, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Canes Venatici. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HD 11112 11.6 light-years
- 2MASSI J0125369-343505 12.2 light-years
- HIP 6206 14.2 light-years
- GJ 3099 14.3 light-years
- HIP 7443 16.3 light-years
- HIP 9629 16.4 light-years
- 2MASSI J0117474-340325 16.9 light-years
- HIP 7822 16.9 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.