Star · A4V
HIP 80953
HIP 80953 is a main-sequence star of spectral type A4V in the constellation Hercules, 231.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Hercules |
|---|---|
| Distance | 231.3 light-years (70.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.61 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.36 |
| Spectral type | A4V |
| Surface temperature | 8,790 K |
| Luminosity | 28.4 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.29 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.36 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 16h 31m 47.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +45° 35′ 54″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 20.9 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.61). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 44° S. North of latitude 44° 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 1795. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 80953, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.08, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Caelum. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 80963 8.99 light-years
- HIP 82095 11.2 light-years
- HIP 80538 14.3 light-years
- HIP 82470 15.5 light-years
- HIP 80468 15.5 light-years
- HIP 79398 17.9 light-years
- HIP 80414 18.8 light-years
- φ Her 19.1 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.