Star · F5V
μ Tel
μ Tel is a main-sequence star of spectral type F5V in the constellation Telescopium, 117.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 95932 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Telescopium |
| Distance | 117.9 light-years (36.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.29 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.50 |
| Spectral type | F5V |
| Surface temperature | 6,620 K |
| Luminosity | 3.39 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.4 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.36 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 19h 30m 34.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −55° 06′ 36″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 11.3 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.29). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 35° N. South of latitude 35° 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 1908. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around μ Tel, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.62, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Lynx. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 92742 11.1 light-years
- GJ 4085A 12.4 light-years
- HIP 92756 13.1 light-years
- HIP 95903 15.7 light-years
- WISE J190903.16-520433.5 16.0 light-years
- HD 185283 16.1 light-years
- HIP 98105 16.5 light-years
- HIP 98159 17.5 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.