Star · G8IV
HIP 83906
HIP 83906 is a subgiant star of spectral type G8IV in the constellation Ophiuchus, 116.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Ophiuchus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 116.6 light-years (35.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.35 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.58 |
| Spectral type | G8IV |
| Surface temperature | 5,610 K |
| Luminosity | 3.54 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.99 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.37 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 17h 08m 54.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −3° 52′ 59″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 31.8 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.35). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 86° N. 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 1909. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 83906, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.60, 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):
- HIP 83770 6.03 light-years
- DENIS J1707252-013809 10.2 light-years
- HIP 84696 13.4 light-years
- HIP 85365 14.4 light-years
- GJ 3969 16.6 light-years
- HIP 83373 17.1 light-years
- HIP 84905 18.2 light-years
- HIP 83676 18.5 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.