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Star · K0III

27 Ori

27 Ori is a giant star of spectral type K0III in the constellation Orion, 187.6 light-years from the Sun.

Other namesHIP 25282
ConstellationOrion
Distance187.6 light-years (57.5 pc)
Apparent magnitudemagnitude 5.07
Absolute magnitudemagnitude 1.27
Spectral typeK0III
Surface temperature4,840 K
Luminosity39.4 L☉
Radius8.94 R☉
Mass2.6 M☉ (estimated)
Right ascension (J2000)5h 24m 28.9s
Declination (J2000)−0° 53′ 29″
Space velocity (relative to the Sun)42.3 km/s

In the sky

Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.07). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 89° N. It stands highest at midnight in December, the best time to observe it.

Through a telescope from Earth

Light's journey

The light you see tonight set out around the year 1838. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.3 million years.

The Sun seen from there

From a planet around 27 Ori, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.63, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Ophiuchus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.

Neighbours

Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):

  • HIP 25240 5.91 light-years
  • HD 290327 7.06 light-years
  • 21 Ori 17.5 light-years
  • HIP 27161 18.9 light-years
  • HIP 25388 19.6 light-years

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Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.