Star · G0IV
Muphrid
Muphrid is a subgiant star of spectral type G0IV in the constellation Boötes, 37.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | η Boo · Gl 534 · HIP 67927 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Boötes |
| Distance | 37.2 light-years (11.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 2.68 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.40 |
| Spectral type | G0IV |
| Surface temperature | 6,050 K |
| Luminosity | 9.79 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.85 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.77 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 54m 41.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +18° 23′ 52″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 20.3 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 2.68). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 72° S. North of latitude 72° N 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 1989. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 659 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Muphrid, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.11, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cetus. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Arcturus 3.27 light-years
- GJ 1179B 3.89 light-years
- GJ 1179A 3.92 light-years
- Gl 525 5.21 light-years
- Gl 505B 5.95 light-years
- HD 115404 A 5.95 light-years
- ULAS J133553.45+113005.2 6.75 light-years
- GJ 3817 7.49 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.