Star · A8V
HIP 92040
HIP 92040 is a main-sequence star of spectral type A8V in the constellation Draco, 271.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Draco |
|---|---|
| Distance | 271.6 light-years (83.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.40 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.80 |
| Spectral type | A8V |
| Surface temperature | 7,490 K |
| Luminosity | 16.6 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.42 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.03 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 18h 45m 38.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +79° 56′ 34″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 24.2 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.40). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 10° S. North of latitude 10° N it never sets.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1754. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.8 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 92040, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.43, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Mensa. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 96780 11.6 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.