Star · F7V
HIP 8998
HIP 8998 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F7V in the constellation Cetus, 130.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Cetus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 130.1 light-years (39.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.01 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.01 |
| Spectral type | F7V |
| Surface temperature | 6,170 K |
| Luminosity | 5.5 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.05 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.53 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 1h 55m 53.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +1° 50′ 59″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 57.1 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.01). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 88° S. 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 1896. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.3 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 8998, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.83, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Virgo. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HD 11505 7.84 light-years
- HIP 8972 8.45 light-years
- HIP 9989 8.88 light-years
- HIP 7794 9.72 light-years
- HIP 9762 10.8 light-years
- HIP 7860 11.0 light-years
- ULAS J013939.77+004813.8 11.1 light-years
- HSC J020421.81-024421.1 11.5 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.