Star · F9V
HIP 84949
HIP 84949 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F9V in the constellation Hercules, 236.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Hercules |
|---|---|
| Distance | 236.1 light-years (72.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.55 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.25 |
| Spectral type | F9V |
| Surface temperature | 5,720 K |
| Luminosity | 29.7 L☉ |
| Radius | 5.55 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.39 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 17h 21m 43.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +39° 58′ 29″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 21.5 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.55). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 50° S. North of latitude 50° 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 1790. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 84949, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.13, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Columba. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 85199 4.90 light-years
- HIP 84022 11.7 light-years
- HIP 83683 15.4 light-years
- HIP 85756 16.2 light-years
- HIP 84532 16.2 light-years
- SDSS J171822.99+360402.8 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.