Star · B5V
HIP 90096
HIP 90096 is a main-sequence star of spectral type B5V in the constellation Scutum, 592.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Scutum |
|---|---|
| Distance | 592.1 light-years (181.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.71 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −0.58 |
| Spectral type | B5V |
| Surface temperature | 10,050 K |
| Luminosity | 203 L☉ |
| Radius | 4.7 R☉ |
| Mass | 4.15 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 18h 23m 12.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | −12° 00′ 53″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 21.3 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.71). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 78° N. South of latitude 78° 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 1434. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 11 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 90096, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 11.12, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Orion. 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.