Star · F6V
HIP 84855
HIP 84855 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F6V in the constellation Hercules, 124.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Hercules |
|---|---|
| Distance | 124.9 light-years (38.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.36 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.44 |
| Spectral type | F6V |
| Surface temperature | 6,740 K |
| Luminosity | 3.56 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.38 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.37 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 17h 20m 33.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +48° 11′ 20″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 48.4 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.36). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 42° S. North of latitude 42° N 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 1901. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 84855, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.75, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pictor. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 87010 10.4 light-years
- HIP 85639 10.6 light-years
- HIP 85244 11.5 light-years
- HIP 84520 11.9 light-years
- HIP 82844 12.0 light-years
- HIP 85686 12.7 light-years
- HIP 83929 16.3 light-years
- WISE J173035.99+420742.5 17.0 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.