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Star · F3IV

HIP 83090

HIP 83090 is a subgiant star of spectral type F3IV in the constellation Ophiuchus, 164.3 light-years from the Sun.

ConstellationOphiuchus
Distance164.3 light-years (50.4 pc)
Apparent magnitudemagnitude 6.48
Absolute magnitudemagnitude 2.97
Spectral typeF3IV
Surface temperature6,930 K
Luminosity5.51 L☉
Radius1.63 R☉
Mass1.53 M☉ (estimated)
Right ascension (J2000)16h 58m 41.6s
Declination (J2000)−14° 52′ 11″
Space velocity (relative to the Sun)14.9 km/s

In the sky

Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.48). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 75° N. South of latitude 75° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in June, the best time to observe it.

Through a telescope from Earth

Light's journey

The light you see tonight set out around the year 1862. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.9 million years.

The Sun seen from there

From a planet around HIP 83090, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.34, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Orion. It would be invisible to the naked eye.

Neighbours

Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):

  • Gl 650 4.47 light-years
  • HIP 82956 8.60 light-years
  • HIP 83163 10.00 light-years
  • 20 Oph 17.6 light-years

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Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.