Star · F3V
HIP 79441
HIP 79441 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F3V in the constellation Corona Borealis, 214.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Corona Borealis |
|---|---|
| Distance | 214.9 light-years (65.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.48 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.39 |
| Spectral type | F3V |
| Surface temperature | 6,930 K |
| Luminosity | 9.44 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.13 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.75 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 16h 12m 45.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +26° 40′ 14″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 24.7 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.48). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 63° S. North of latitude 63° 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 1811. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.8 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 79441, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.92, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Eridanus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 80118 12.3 light-years
- ULAS J161938.12+300756.4 15.3 light-years
- HIP 80930 16.0 light-years
- HIP 79877 17.4 light-years
- HIP 78015 17.6 light-years
- HIP 78700 18.0 light-years
- 2MASS J16123860+3126489 18.0 light-years
- SDSS J162307.37+290827.7 18.7 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.