Star · F6V
HIP 85912
HIP 85912 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F6V in the constellation Hercules, 126.5 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Hercules |
|---|---|
| Distance | 126.5 light-years (38.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.65 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.71 |
| Spectral type | F6V |
| Surface temperature | 6,370 K |
| Luminosity | 7.13 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.19 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.63 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 17h 33m 22.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +19° 15′ 24″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 60.1 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.65). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 71° S. North of latitude 71° 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 1900. 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 85912, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.77, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Lepus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- 84 Her 12.5 light-years
- WISE J174113.12+132711.9 13.6 light-years
- 2MASSI J1726000+153819 14.2 light-years
- HIP 87834 14.3 light-years
- HIP 86623 14.6 light-years
- HIP 85129 15.3 light-years
- HIP 84838 15.3 light-years
- 73 Her 16.3 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.