Star · K0
HIP 26592
HIP 26592 is a giant star of spectral type K0 in the constellation Auriga, 261.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Auriga |
|---|---|
| Distance | 261.4 light-years (80.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.44 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.92 |
| Spectral type | K0 |
| Surface temperature | 4,740 K |
| Luminosity | 22.8 L☉ |
| Radius | 7.08 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.22 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 39m 08.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +41° 21′ 31″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 63.7 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.44). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 49° S. North of latitude 49° 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 1765. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.6 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 26592, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.35, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Scorpius. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 26957 11.3 light-years
- HIP 27761 12.8 light-years
- HIP 27068 15.5 light-years
- HIP 26080 17.6 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.