Star · F4V
HIP 86623
HIP 86623 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F4V in the constellation Hercules, 114.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Hercules |
|---|---|
| Distance | 114.4 light-years (35.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.54 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.82 |
| Spectral type | F4V |
| Surface temperature | 6,950 K |
| Luminosity | 6.35 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.74 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.59 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 17h 41m 58.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +15° 57′ 09″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 43.2 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.54). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 74° S. North of latitude 74° 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 1912. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 86623, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.55, 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):
- 2MASSI J1726000+153819 7.76 light-years
- WISEA J174336.62+154901.3 8.71 light-years
- HIP 87182 9.72 light-years
- WISE J174113.12+132711.9 10.9 light-years
- WISE J17405782+1317094 11.2 light-years
- HIP 86193 11.4 light-years
- GJ 4031 12.3 light-years
- 2MASSW J1743415+212707 14.2 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.