Star · B2V
HIP 26234
HIP 26234 is a main-sequence star of spectral type B2V in the constellation Orion, 1,156 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Orion |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,156 light-years (354.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.24 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −1.51 |
| Spectral type | B2V |
| Surface temperature | 12,450 K |
| Luminosity | 704 L☉ |
| Radius | 5.7 R☉ |
| Mass | 5.91 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 35m 22.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −4° 25′ 28″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 98.1 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.24). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 86° N. 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 870. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 21 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 26234, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.58, 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.