Star · F0IV
HIP 87744
HIP 87744 is a subgiant star of spectral type F0IV in the constellation Draco, 179.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Draco |
|---|---|
| Distance | 179.8 light-years (55.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.09 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.38 |
| Spectral type | F0IV |
| Surface temperature | 7,360 K |
| Luminosity | 9.59 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.9 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.76 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 17h 55m 23.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +55° 58′ 17″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 41.7 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.09). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 34° S. North of latitude 34° 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 1846. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 87744, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.54, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pictor. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 88572 10.1 light-years
- WISEA J174634.81+510011.0 16.2 light-years
- HIP 88155 16.4 light-years
- HIP 87594 16.7 light-years
- 39 Dra 18.5 light-years
- HIP 89452 18.6 light-years
- HD 167042 19.6 light-years
- TOI-1184 19.7 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.