Star · G6
HIP 22881
HIP 22881 is a giant star of spectral type G6 in the constellation Eridanus, 291.5 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Eridanus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 291.5 light-years (89.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.71 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 0.95 |
| Spectral type | G6 |
| Surface temperature | 5,070 K |
| Luminosity | 47.5 L☉ |
| Radius | 8.94 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.74 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 4h 55m 18.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −16° 25′ 04″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 43.3 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 74° N. South of latitude 74° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in December, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1735. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 5.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 22881, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.59, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Hercules. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
The catalogue has no other star within 20 light-years.
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.