Star · K4I
HIP 24914
HIP 24914 is a supergiant star of spectral type K4I in the constellation Camelopardalis, 1,653 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Camelopardalis |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,653 light-years (506.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.64 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −2.88 |
| Spectral type | K4I |
| Surface temperature | 3,480 K |
| Luminosity | 7,250 L☉ |
| Radius | 234 R☉ |
| Mass | 11.5 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 20m 22.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +62° 39′ 13″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 11.1 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.64). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 27° S. North of latitude 27° 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 373. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 29 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 24914, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 13.35, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Ara. 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.