Star · G8III
ν Cha
ν Cha is a giant star of spectral type G8III in the constellation Chamaeleon, 190.0 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 47956 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Chamaeleon |
| Distance | 190.0 light-years (58.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.43 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.60 |
| Spectral type | G8III |
| Surface temperature | 4,990 K |
| Luminosity | 26.9 L☉ |
| Radius | 6.94 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.33 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 46m 20.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −76° 46′ 34″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 29.9 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.43). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 13° N. South of latitude 13° S it never sets.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1836. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around ν Cha, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.66, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cepheus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 43845 12.2 light-years
- 2MASS J09512690-8023553 12.4 light-years
- ι Cha 13.8 light-years
- HIP 42539 17.4 light-years
- HIP 52461 17.5 light-years
- HIP 46414 18.0 light-years
- HIP 50106 18.4 light-years
- HIP 47135 18.5 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.