Star · K3III
HIP 27317
HIP 27317 is a giant star of spectral type K3III in the constellation Pictor, 1,096 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Pictor |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,096 light-years (336.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.19 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −1.44 |
| Spectral type | K3III |
| Surface temperature | 3,940 K |
| Luminosity | 989 L☉ |
| Radius | 67.5 R☉ |
| Mass | 6.52 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 47m 13.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −54° 21′ 39″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 7.3 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.19). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 36° N. South of latitude 36° S 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 930. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 19 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 27317, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.46, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Draco. 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.