Star · F3V
HIP 83491
HIP 83491 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F3V in the constellation Scorpius, 201.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Scorpius |
|---|---|
| Distance | 201.8 light-years (61.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.91 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.95 |
| Spectral type | F3V |
| Surface temperature | 6,830 K |
| Luminosity | 14.1 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.68 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.94 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 17h 03m 50.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | −38° 09′ 09″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 32.4 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.91). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 52° N. South of latitude 52° 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 1824. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.6 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 83491, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.79, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Auriga. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 82709 6.85 light-years
- HIP 83701 7.23 light-years
- HIP 84150 10.4 light-years
- HIP 84404 12.2 light-years
- HIP 82272 12.4 light-years
- HIP 82088 17.9 light-years
- HIP 84879 19.5 light-years
- HIP 83612 19.5 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.