Star · F6V
λ² Phe
λ² Phe is a main-sequence star of spectral type F6V in the constellation Phoenix, 114.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | GJ 3041 · HIP 2802 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Phoenix |
| Distance | 114.7 light-years (35.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.51 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.78 |
| Spectral type | F6V |
| Surface temperature | 6,570 K |
| Luminosity | 6.59 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.98 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.6 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 0h 35m 41.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | −48° 00′ 04″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 20.6 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.51). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 42° N. South of latitude 42° 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 1911. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around λ² Phe, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.56, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Canes Venatici. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- EROS-MP J0032-4405 8.06 light-years
- HIP 1955 8.14 light-years
- HIP 1382 11.2 light-years
- HIP 191 13.6 light-years
- HIP 4365 14.3 light-years
- 2MASS J00165953-4056541 15.6 light-years
- HIP 4448 15.6 light-years
- HIP 1044 15.7 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.