Star · A6V
HIP 96907
HIP 96907 is a main-sequence star of spectral type A6V in the constellation Cygnus, 246.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Cygnus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 246.3 light-years (75.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.22 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.83 |
| Spectral type | A6V |
| Surface temperature | 8,300 K |
| Luminosity | 17.3 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.01 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.05 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 19h 41m 57.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +40° 15′ 15″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 34.1 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.22). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 50° S. North of latitude 50° 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 1780. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 96907, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.22, 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):
- HIP 97682 10.6 light-years
- HIP 98923 19.2 light-years
- HIP 97018 19.4 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.