Star · F6V
HIP 95253
HIP 95253 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F6V in the constellation Aquila, 118.5 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Aquila |
|---|---|
| Distance | 118.5 light-years (36.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.34 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.54 |
| Spectral type | F6V |
| Surface temperature | 6,590 K |
| Luminosity | 3.27 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.39 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.35 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 19h 22m 48.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +9° 54′ 47″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 22.0 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.34). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 80° S. It stands highest at midnight in July, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1908. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 95253, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.63, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Monoceros. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 95429 7.65 light-years
- μ Aql 10.7 light-years
- HIP 93613 11.7 light-years
- HIP 94905 13.7 light-years
- HIP 93310 14.3 light-years
- HIP 93797 15.1 light-years
- HIP 95772 15.6 light-years
- HIP 93377 17.3 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.