Star · B6V
Wurren
Wurren is a main-sequence star of spectral type B6V in the constellation Phoenix, 291.0 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | ζ Phe · HIP 5348 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Phoenix |
| Distance | 291.0 light-years (89.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 3.94 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −0.81 |
| Spectral type | B6V |
| Surface temperature | 11,920 K |
| Luminosity | 340 L☉ |
| Radius | 4.33 R☉ |
| Mass | 4.8 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 1h 08m 23.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −55° 14′ 45″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 21.9 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 3.94). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 35° N. South of latitude 35° S it never sets. 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 1735. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 5.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Wurren, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.58, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Ursa Major. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 6165 12.8 light-years
- HIP 6780 15.1 light-years
- HIP 5306 16.1 light-years
- HIP 3952 17.9 light-years
- HIP 3290 19.3 light-years
- HIP 5488 19.5 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.