Star · A5
HIP 29404
HIP 29404 is a main-sequence star of spectral type A5 in the constellation Auriga, 338.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Auriga |
|---|---|
| Distance | 338.4 light-years (103.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.28 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.20 |
| Spectral type | A5 |
| Surface temperature | 8,650 K |
| Luminosity | 32.1 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.52 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.45 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 11m 45.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +52° 38′ 50″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 37.4 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.28). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 37° S. North of latitude 37° 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 1688. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 6.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 29404, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.91, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Telescopium. 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.