Star · F
HIP 97985
HIP 97985 is a supergiant star of spectral type F in the constellation Cygnus, 1,238 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Cygnus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,238 light-years (379.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.79 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −2.11 |
| Spectral type | F |
| Surface temperature | 5,360 K |
| Luminosity | 715 L☉ |
| Radius | 31 R☉ |
| Mass | 5.94 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 19h 54m 48.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +36° 59′ 44″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 34.8 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.79). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 53° S. North of latitude 53° 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 788. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 22 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 97985, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.73, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Puppis. 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.