Star · A1V
Khambalia
Khambalia is a main-sequence star of spectral type A1V in the constellation Virgo, 177.0 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | λ Vir · HIP 69974 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 177.0 light-years (54.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 4.52 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 0.85 |
| Spectral type | A1V |
| Surface temperature | 8,770 K |
| Luminosity | 45.2 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.91 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.7 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 19m 06.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −13° 22′ 16″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 13.7 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 4.52). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 77° N. South of latitude 77° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in April, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1849. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Khambalia, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.50, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Aries. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HD 125612 17.6 light-years
- 2MASS J14403186-1303263 17.8 light-years
- HIP 70681 18.1 light-years
- 95 Vir 18.2 light-years
- HIP 68805 18.7 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.