Newcomer / Intro Can't get Hyperdrive to activate?

I just got in the game this morning. I practiced landing a few times on the starter station in Solo play. Now I want to make some credits. I picked up a mission in Alrai Sector KH-V B2-1 which is 5.03LY away.

I engage my Hyperdrive and it tells me to align with the target, so I do, lining it up in the little target hub on the upper left of the center. -but it doesn't go. I just get the same message on my screen all day. I tried going into Supercruise first - and supercruise works fine; but hyperdrive won't activate/acknowledge my target in either case. I tried doing it all through the navigation pane to the left, telling it to lock and engage hyperdrive - still get the same thing "line up your target." What am I doing wrong?
 
If the dot is hollow, then its behind you. The system should clearly marked out the window with its name and distance.
 
Target the system from your nav panel, use the indicator to figure out where it is, you'll see the target star with a yellow circle around it through your windscreen.
 
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