Star · M3III
HIP 116307
HIP 116307 is a giant star of spectral type M3III in the constellation Pegasus, 1,307 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Pegasus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,307 light-years (400.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.10 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −1.91 |
| Spectral type | M3III |
| Surface temperature | 3,580 K |
| Luminosity | 2,530 L☉ |
| Radius | 131 R☉ |
| Mass | 8.52 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 33m 55.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +20° 50′ 27″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 39.1 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.10). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 69° S. North of latitude 69° N 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 719. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 23 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 116307, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.84, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Crater. 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.