Star · B4V
HIP 98609
HIP 98609 is a main-sequence star of spectral type B4V in the constellation Vulpecula, 948.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Vulpecula |
|---|---|
| Distance | 948.4 light-years (290.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.88 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −1.44 |
| Spectral type | B4V |
| Surface temperature | 12,180 K |
| Luminosity | 632 L☉ |
| Radius | 5.65 R☉ |
| Mass | 5.73 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 20h 01m 44.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +24° 48′ 02″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 18.4 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.88). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 65° S. North of latitude 65° 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 1078. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 17 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 98609, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.15, 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.