Star · A2V
HIP 97970
HIP 97970 is a main-sequence star of spectral type A2V in the constellation Aquila, 257.5 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Aquila |
|---|---|
| Distance | 257.5 light-years (79.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.14 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.65 |
| Spectral type | A2V |
| Surface temperature | 9,620 K |
| Luminosity | 24.2 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.77 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.26 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 19h 54m 40.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +7° 08′ 25″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 21.0 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.14). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 83° 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 1768. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.6 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 97970, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.32, 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 98096 13.3 light-years
- HIP 97206 17.2 light-years
- HIP 98578 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.