Star · B9V
HIP 95340
HIP 95340 is a main-sequence star of spectral type B9V in the constellation Vulpecula, 1,124 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Vulpecula |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,124 light-years (344.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.40 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −1.29 |
| Spectral type | B9V |
| Surface temperature | 9,970 K |
| Luminosity | 383 L☉ |
| Radius | 6.57 R☉ |
| Mass | 4.97 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 19h 23m 46.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +20° 15′ 52″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 22.2 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 70° S. North of latitude 70° N it never sets. 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 902. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 20 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 95340, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.52, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Canis Major. 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.