Star · K5III
HIP 102901
HIP 102901 is a giant star of spectral type K5III in the constellation Microscopium, 666.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Microscopium |
|---|---|
| Distance | 666.1 light-years (204.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.42 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −0.13 |
| Spectral type | K5III |
| Surface temperature | 3,770 K |
| Luminosity | 364 L☉ |
| Radius | 44.6 R☉ |
| Mass | 4.9 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 20h 50m 47.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | −32° 03′ 17″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 62.4 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.42). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 58° N. South of latitude 58° S 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 1360. 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 HIP 102901, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 11.38, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cancer. 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.