Star · B8V
HIP 88172
HIP 88172 is a main-sequence star of spectral type B8V in the constellation Hercules, 1,361 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Hercules |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,361 light-years (417.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.42 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −1.68 |
| Spectral type | B8V |
| Surface temperature | 10,850 K |
| Luminosity | 636 L☉ |
| Radius | 7.13 R☉ |
| Mass | 5.74 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 18h 00m 27.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +19° 30′ 21″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 29.2 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.42). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 70° S. North of latitude 70° 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 665. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 24 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 88172, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.93, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Lepus. 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.