Star · K2
HIP 25301
HIP 25301 is a supergiant star of spectral type K2 in the constellation Auriga, 1,819 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Auriga |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,819 light-years (557.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.49 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −2.24 |
| Spectral type | K2 |
| Surface temperature | 3,590 K |
| Luminosity | 3,350 L☉ |
| Radius | 150 R☉ |
| Mass | 9.24 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 24m 44.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +36° 11′ 59″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 24.7 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.49). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 54° S. North of latitude 54° 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 207. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 32 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 25301, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 13.56, 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.