Star · B2II
HIP 24072
HIP 24072 is a bright giant star of spectral type B2II in the constellation Auriga, 3,105 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Auriga |
|---|---|
| Distance | 3,105 light-years (952.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.02 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −3.87 |
| Spectral type | B2II |
| Surface temperature | 5,530 K |
| Luminosity | 3,470 L☉ |
| Radius | 64.1 R☉ |
| Mass | 9.33 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 10m 18.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +37° 18′ 07″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 22.5 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.02). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 53° S. North of latitude 53° N 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 1080 BC. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 55 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 24072, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 14.72, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Scorpius. 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.