Star · F5II
HIP 96825
HIP 96825 is a bright giant star of spectral type F5II in the constellation Cygnus, 165.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Cygnus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 165.1 light-years (50.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.06 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.54 |
| Spectral type | F5II |
| Surface temperature | 6,740 K |
| Luminosity | 20.6 L☉ |
| Radius | 3.32 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.16 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 19h 40m 50.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +45° 31′ 30″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 40.3 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.06). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 44° S. North of latitude 44° 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 1861. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.9 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 96825, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.35, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Puppis. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Fawaris 11.1 light-years
- HIP 97527 13.9 light-years
- HIP 96077 14.6 light-years
- HIP 98978 15.0 light-years
- HIP 99376 16.4 light-years
- HIP 98535 17.8 light-years
- HIP 95274 18.3 light-years
- HIP 96634 18.6 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.