Star · ?
HIP 14930
HIP 14930 is a supergiant star of spectral type ? in the constellation Horologium, 1,502 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Horologium |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,502 light-years (460.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.71 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −2.61 |
| Spectral type | ? |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 17,300 L☉ |
| Radius | 495 R☉ |
| Mass | 14.8 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 12m 33.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | −57° 19′ 18″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 52.8 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.71). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 33° N. South of latitude 33° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in November, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 524. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 27 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 14930, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 13.15, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Draco. 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.