Star · B2IV
HIP 26606
HIP 26606 is a subgiant star of spectral type B2IV in the constellation Auriga, 4,280 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Auriga |
|---|---|
| Distance | 4,280 light-years (1,312 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.98 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −4.61 |
| Spectral type | B2IV |
| Surface temperature | 8,620 K |
| Luminosity | 6,760 L☉ |
| Radius | 36.8 R☉ |
| Mass | 11.3 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 39m 18.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +29° 12′ 55″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 54.3 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.98). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 61° S. North of latitude 61° 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 4,280 years ago. At that time the first farming villages were being founded; there was no writing yet. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 76 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 26606, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 15.42, 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.