Star · A1V
HIP 8593
HIP 8593 is a main-sequence star of spectral type A1V in the constellation Phoenix, 254.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Phoenix |
|---|---|
| Distance | 254.6 light-years (78.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.94 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.48 |
| Spectral type | A1V |
| Surface temperature | 8,540 K |
| Luminosity | 24.5 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.26 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.27 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 1h 50m 54.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | −50° 12′ 22″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 19.0 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.94). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 40° N. South of latitude 40° S 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 1771. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 8593, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.29, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Ursa Major. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 9316 10.3 light-years
- HIP 9512 11.1 light-years
- HIP 8449 14.3 light-years
- HIP 9276 15.3 light-years
- HIP 7189 16.9 light-years
- HIP 7060 17.0 light-years
- HIP 7086 18.0 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.