Star · M3II
HIP 102096
HIP 102096 is a bright giant star of spectral type M3II in the constellation Microscopium, 824.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Microscopium |
|---|---|
| Distance | 824.2 light-years (252.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.28 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −0.73 |
| Spectral type | M3II |
| Surface temperature | 3,670 K |
| Luminosity | 734 L☉ |
| Radius | 67 R☉ |
| Mass | 5.98 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 20h 41m 24.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −42° 08′ 02″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 73.5 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.28). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 48° N. South of latitude 48° 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 1202. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 15 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 102096, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 11.84, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Lynx. 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.