Star · M2III
HIP 24193
HIP 24193 is a giant star of spectral type M2III in the constellation Auriga, 1,049 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Auriga |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,049 light-years (321.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.42 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −1.12 |
| Spectral type | M2III |
| Surface temperature | 3,450 K |
| Luminosity | 1,500 L☉ |
| Radius | 108 R☉ |
| Mass | 7.34 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 11m 38.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +29° 54′ 13″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 35.8 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.42). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 60° S. North of latitude 60° 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 the year 977. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 19 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 24193, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.37, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Ophiuchus. 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.