Star · K0IV
HIP 114408
HIP 114408 is a subgiant star of spectral type K0IV in the constellation Indus, 207.0 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Indus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 207.0 light-years (63.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.47 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.46 |
| Spectral type | K0IV |
| Surface temperature | 4,850 K |
| Luminosity | 13.1 L☉ |
| Radius | 5.13 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.9 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 10m 12.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −66° 51′ 28″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 72.3 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.47). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 23° N. South of latitude 23° S 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 1819. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.7 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 114408, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.84, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Ursa Major. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 115151 13.1 light-years
- HIP 117493 14.4 light-years
- HIP 118062 17.4 light-years
- HIP 114503 19.1 light-years
- HIP 112753 19.8 light-years
- HIP 114269 20.0 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.