Star · K2
HIP 115476
HIP 115476 is a supergiant star of spectral type K2 in the constellation Pisces, 1,025 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Pisces |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,025 light-years (314.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.33 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −1.16 |
| Spectral type | K2 |
| Surface temperature | 3,670 K |
| Luminosity | 1,080 L☉ |
| Radius | 81.2 R☉ |
| Mass | 6.69 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 23m 31.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +0° 17′ 29″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 104.7 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.33). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 90° N. 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 1001. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 18 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 115476, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.32, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Leo. 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.