Star · A0V
HIP 78893
HIP 78893 is a main-sequence star of spectral type A0V in the constellation Draco, 260.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Draco |
|---|---|
| Distance | 260.3 light-years (79.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.44 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 0.93 |
| Spectral type | A0V |
| Surface temperature | 10,370 K |
| Luminosity | 53 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.26 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.82 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 16h 06m 19.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +67° 48′ 36″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 29.0 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.44). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 22° S. North of latitude 22° 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 1766. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.6 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 78893, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.34, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Hydrus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- 2MASS J15293306+6730215 17.9 light-years
- HIP 76786 18.0 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.