Star · F2V
HIP 8588
HIP 8588 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F2V in the constellation Aries, 135.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Aries |
|---|---|
| Distance | 135.7 light-years (41.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.92 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.82 |
| Spectral type | F2V |
| Surface temperature | 7,450 K |
| Luminosity | 6.42 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.52 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.59 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 1h 50m 52.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +11° 02′ 36″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 18.7 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.92). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 79° S. North of latitude 79° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in October, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1890. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 8588, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.93, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Virgo. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 8859 4.05 light-years
- HIP 9463 11.4 light-years
- 64 Cet 13.4 light-years
- GJ 3129 13.6 light-years
- HIP 10175 14.0 light-years
- PSO J024.4369+09.1360 14.5 light-years
- ULAS J013017.79+080453.9 14.6 light-years
- HIP 7930 15.5 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.