Star · M2
HIP 26718
HIP 26718 is a supergiant star of spectral type M2 in the constellation Auriga, 3,550 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Auriga |
|---|---|
| Distance | 3,550 light-years (1,088 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.23 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −3.95 |
| Spectral type | M2 |
| Surface temperature | 3,080 K |
| Luminosity | 45,200 L☉ |
| Radius | 747 R☉ |
| Mass | 19.4 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 40m 42.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +31° 55′ 14″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 16.2 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.23). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 58° S. North of latitude 58° 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 1525 BC. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 63 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 26718, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 15.01, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Scorpius. 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.