Star · A5
Taiyi
Taiyi is a main-sequence star of spectral type A5 in the constellation Draco, 96.0 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | 8 Dra · HIP 63076 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Draco |
| Distance | 96.0 light-years (29.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.23 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.89 |
| Spectral type | A5 |
| Surface temperature | 7,440 K |
| Luminosity | 6.06 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.48 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.57 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 55m 28.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +65° 26′ 19″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 10.0 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.23). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 25° S. North of latitude 25° 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 1930. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.7 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Taiyi, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.17, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Tucana. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Gl 533.1 11.3 light-years
- WISEPC J134806.99+660327.8 11.8 light-years
- GJ 9417 13.4 light-years
- HIP 66578 13.9 light-years
- WISEA J115917.89+671704.2 14.6 light-years
- HIP 63346 15.2 light-years
- HIP 67133 15.7 light-years
- Gl 457 15.8 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.