Star · F2V
HIP 8233
HIP 8233 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F2V in the constellation Fornax, 146.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Fornax |
|---|---|
| Distance | 146.4 light-years (44.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.38 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.12 |
| Spectral type | F2V |
| Surface temperature | 7,070 K |
| Luminosity | 4.81 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.46 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.48 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 1h 46m 01.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −27° 20′ 56″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 24.4 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.38). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 63° N. South of latitude 63° 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 1880. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.6 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 8233, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.09, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Boötes. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Gl 76 3.31 light-years
- HIP 7687 7.22 light-years
- HIP 7817 9.48 light-years
- HIP 7467 11.0 light-years
- HIP 6795 11.2 light-years
- HIP 6744 14.5 light-years
- HIP 9774 16.2 light-years
- HIP 9769 16.5 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.