Star · G8
HIP 26001
HIP 26001 is a giant star of spectral type G8 in the constellation Dorado, 234.1 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Dorado |
|---|---|
| Distance | 234.1 light-years (71.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.34 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.06 |
| Spectral type | G8 |
| Surface temperature | 4,650 K |
| Luminosity | 53.3 L☉ |
| Radius | 11.2 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.83 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 32m 59.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −64° 13′ 39″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 15.6 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.34). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 26° N. South of latitude 26° S 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 1792. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 26001, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.11, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Draco. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 23984 12.1 light-years
- HIP 27969 15.3 light-years
- HIP 25231 15.8 light-years
- HIP 26026 16.8 light-years
- HIP 26144 16.9 light-years
- HIP 29439 17.8 light-years
- HIP 29444 18.8 light-years
- HIP 23383 19.4 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.