Star · F0IV
HIP 8983
HIP 8983 is a subgiant star of spectral type F0IV in the constellation Hydrus, 158.0 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Hydrus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 158.0 light-years (48.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.07 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.64 |
| Spectral type | F0IV |
| Surface temperature | 7,120 K |
| Luminosity | 7.46 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.79 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.65 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 1h 55m 46.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −60° 51′ 40″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 21.1 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.07). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 29° N. South of latitude 29° 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 1868. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.8 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 8983, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.26, 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):
- λ Hor 10.1 light-years
- HIP 8035 10.9 light-years
- HIP 9902 11.1 light-years
- HIP 7990 13.5 light-years
- HIP 11919 13.6 light-years
- HIP 7699 14.2 light-years
- HIP 7426 14.6 light-years
- HIP 6271 15.8 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.