Star · A1
HIP 25471
HIP 25471 is a giant star of spectral type A1 in the constellation Auriga, 2,025 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Auriga |
|---|---|
| Distance | 2,025 light-years (620.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.92 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −3.04 |
| Spectral type | A1 |
| Surface temperature | 8,680 K |
| Luminosity | 1,610 L☉ |
| Radius | 17.8 R☉ |
| Mass | 7.49 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 26m 48.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +34° 23′ 31″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 21.7 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.92). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 56° S. North of latitude 56° 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 1. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 36 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 25471, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 13.79, 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.