Star · B8V
ν Dor
ν Dor is a main-sequence star of spectral type B8V in the constellation Dorado, 281.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 29134 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Dorado |
| Distance | 281.8 light-years (86.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.06 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 0.38 |
| Spectral type | B8V |
| Surface temperature | 11,120 K |
| Luminosity | 99.7 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.69 R☉ |
| Mass | 3.38 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 08m 44.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −68° 50′ 36″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 28.7 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.06). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 21° N. South of latitude 21° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in December, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1744. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 5.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around ν Dor, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.51, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Draco. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- π² Dor 9.41 light-years
- HIP 30516 9.47 light-years
- HIP 30050 16.0 light-years
- HIP 31021 17.1 light-years
- HIP 26904 18.8 light-years
- HIP 25811 19.3 light-years
- HIP 25805 19.4 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.