Star · K4II
HIP 26386
HIP 26386 is a bright giant star of spectral type K4II in the constellation Orion, 1,000 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Orion |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,000 light-years (306.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.97 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −1.46 |
| Spectral type | K4II |
| Surface temperature | 3,660 K |
| Luminosity | 1,460 L☉ |
| Radius | 95.1 R☉ |
| Mass | 7.29 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 37m 04.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +11° 02′ 06″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 139.3 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.97). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 79° S. North of latitude 79° 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 1026. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 18 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 26386, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.26, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Serpens. 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.