Star · A0V
HIP 7941
HIP 7941 is a main-sequence star of spectral type A0V in the constellation Sculptor, 308.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Sculptor |
|---|---|
| Distance | 308.7 light-years (94.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.70 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 0.82 |
| Spectral type | A0V |
| Surface temperature | 10,250 K |
| Luminosity | 57.6 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.41 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.89 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 1h 42m 03.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | −36° 49′ 56″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 15.5 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.70). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 53° N. South of latitude 53° 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 1717. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 5.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 7941, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.71, 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):
- HIP 8431 12.1 light-years
- HIP 7349 13.5 light-years
- HIP 7239 14.2 light-years
- HIP 8621 16.3 light-years
- HIP 8162 16.4 light-years
- HIP 8534 17.7 light-years
- HIP 7783 17.8 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.