Star · K0III
Torcular
Torcular is a giant star of spectral type K0III in the constellation Pisces, 260.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | ο Psc · HIP 8198 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Distance | 260.3 light-years (79.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 4.26 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −0.25 |
| Spectral type | K0III |
| Surface temperature | 4,890 K |
| Luminosity | 156 L☉ |
| Radius | 17.4 R☉ |
| Mass | 3.85 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 1h 45m 23.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +9° 09′ 28″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 35.9 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 4.26). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 81° S. It stands highest at midnight in October, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1766. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.6 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Torcular, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.34, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Virgo. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 7863 10.2 light-years
- HIP 7849 11.5 light-years
- HIP 8587 13.6 light-years
- HIP 7456 15.9 light-years
- HIP 7824 17.6 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.