Star · K2III
HIP 15118
HIP 15118 is a giant star of spectral type K2III in the constellation Perseus, 247.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Perseus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 247.9 light-years (76.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.07 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.67 |
| Spectral type | K2III |
| Surface temperature | 4,530 K |
| Luminosity | 33 L☉ |
| Radius | 9.33 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.47 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 14m 56.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +42° 30′ 13″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 30.4 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.07). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 47° S. North of latitude 47° N 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 1778. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 15118, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.23, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Lupus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 15028 8.86 light-years
- HIP 15688 14.0 light-years
- HIP 16357 14.2 light-years
- TOI-6041 14.4 light-years
- HIP 15998 16.4 light-years
- HIP 15456 16.7 light-years
- HIP 15934 19.9 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.