Star · K3III
1 Lac
1 Lac is a giant star of spectral type K3III in the constellation Lacerta, 678.0 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 109937 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Lacerta |
| Distance | 678.0 light-years (207.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 4.14 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −2.45 |
| Spectral type | K3III |
| Surface temperature | 3,880 K |
| Luminosity | 2,700 L☉ |
| Radius | 115 R☉ |
| Mass | 8.69 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 22h 15m 58.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +37° 44′ 55″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 11.8 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 4.14). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 52° S. North of latitude 52° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in August, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1348. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 12 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 1 Lac, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 11.42, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Antlia. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.