Star · K3III
42 Psc
42 Psc is a giant star of spectral type K3III in the constellation Pisces, 588.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 1772 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Distance | 588.2 light-years (180.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.25 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −0.03 |
| Spectral type | K3III |
| Surface temperature | 4,260 K |
| Luminosity | 195 L☉ |
| Radius | 25.6 R☉ |
| Mass | 4.09 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 0h 22m 25.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +13° 28′ 57″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 57.0 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.25). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 77° S. North of latitude 77° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in September, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1438. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 10 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 42 Psc, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 11.11, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Corvus. 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.