Star · K1III
HIP 102014
HIP 102014 is a giant star of spectral type K1III in the constellation Microscopium, 240.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Microscopium |
|---|---|
| Distance | 240.6 light-years (73.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.47 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.13 |
| Spectral type | K1III |
| Surface temperature | 4,480 K |
| Luminosity | 56.1 L☉ |
| Radius | 12.5 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.87 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 20h 40m 19.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −33° 25′ 55″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 22.5 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.47). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 57° N. South of latitude 57° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in July, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1785. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.3 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 102014, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.17, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Lynx. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 102200 13.9 light-years
- HIP 102418 14.9 light-years
- HIP 101469 18.4 light-years
- HIP 101752 18.8 light-years
- WISEA J201826.00-332207.3 19.2 light-years
- TOI-2211 19.6 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.