Star · F6V
Tabit
Tabit is a main-sequence star of spectral type F6V in the constellation Orion, 26.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | π³ Ori · Gl 178 · HIP 22449 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Orion |
| Distance | 26.2 light-years (8.02 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 3.19 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.67 |
| Spectral type | F6V |
| Surface temperature | 6,460 K |
| Luminosity | 2.92 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.36 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.31 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 4h 49m 50.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +6° 57′ 39″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 28.6 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 3.19). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 83° S. 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 2000. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 464 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Tabit, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 4.35, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Ophiuchus. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- WISE J052126.29+102528.4 5.67 light-years
- Gl 183 6.77 light-years
- WISEPA J041022.71+150248.5 7.10 light-years
- GJ 3326 7.56 light-years
- GJ 1087 7.62 light-years
- HD 285968 7.67 light-years
- 2MASS J03552337+1133437 7.85 light-years
- Gl 203 8.75 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.