Star · F7 V
HIP 98599
HIP 98599 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F7 V in the constellation Sagittarius, 248.2 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Sagittarius |
|---|---|
| Distance | 248.2 light-years (76.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 8.11 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.70 |
| Spectral type | F7 V |
| Surface temperature | 5,980 K |
| Luminosity | 2.7 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.39 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.19 M☉ |
| Age | 5.2 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | -0.12 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 20h 01m 38.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | −22° 06′ 39″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 22.4 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 8.11); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 68° N. South of latitude 68° S 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 1778. 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 98599, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.24, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cancer. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- HIP 98599 b 2,660-day orbit · 12.7 R⊕
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 99314 12.0 light-years
- HIP 98178 15.1 light-years
- HIP 98854 15.4 light-years
- HIP 99609 18.1 light-years
- HIP 98514 19.3 light-years
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.