Star · B9 V
HIP 79098 AB
HIP 79098 AB is a main-sequence star of spectral type B9 V in the constellation Scorpius, 503.6 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Other names | HIP 79098 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Scorpius |
| Distance | 503.6 light-years (154.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.86 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −0.08 |
| Spectral type | B9 V |
| Surface temperature | 9,190 K |
| Luminosity | 125 L☉ |
| Radius | 3.81 R☉ |
| Mass | 3.75 M☉ |
| Age | 0.0 billion years |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 16h 08m 43.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −23° 41′ 08″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 24.8 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.86). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 66° N. South of latitude 66° S 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 1522. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 8.9 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 79098 AB, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 10.77, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Taurus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- HIP 79098 AB b 12.1 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.