Star · B2V
HIP 87314
HIP 87314 is a main-sequence star of spectral type B2V in the constellation Ara, 1,294 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Ara |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,294 light-years (396.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.68 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −2.31 |
| Spectral type | B2V |
| Surface temperature | 11,560 K |
| Luminosity | 1,280 L☉ |
| Radius | 8.91 R☉ |
| Mass | 7.01 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 17h 50m 28.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | −53° 36′ 45″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 24.6 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.68). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 36° N. South of latitude 36° S 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 732. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 23 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 87314, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.82, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Auriga. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.