Star · F3V
κ¹ Scl
κ¹ Scl is a main-sequence star of spectral type F3V in the constellation Sculptor, 224.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 761 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Sculptor |
| Distance | 224.1 light-years (68.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.42 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.23 |
| Spectral type | F3V |
| Surface temperature | 6,810 K |
| Luminosity | 27.2 L☉ |
| Radius | 3.75 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.34 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 0h 09m 21.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | −27° 59′ 17″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 24.1 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.42). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 62° N. South of latitude 62° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in September, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1802. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around κ¹ Scl, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.02, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Coma Berenices. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 1187 6.23 light-years
- HIP 1013 6.94 light-years
- HIP 1659 10.7 light-years
- HIP 1500 12.3 light-years
- HIP 118215 12.7 light-years
- HIP 1290 16.1 light-years
- HIP 117975 16.8 light-years
- HIP 117548 17.8 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.