Star · F8III
HIP 32040
HIP 32040 is a giant star of spectral type F8III in the constellation Auriga, 211.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Auriga |
|---|---|
| Distance | 211.3 light-years (64.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.48 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.42 |
| Spectral type | F8III |
| Surface temperature | 6,350 K |
| Luminosity | 9.28 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.52 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.75 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 41m 37.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +35° 55′ 55″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 83.1 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.48). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 54° S. North of latitude 54° 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 1815. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.7 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 32040, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.89, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Sagittarius. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 31597 8.68 light-years
- HIP 31796 14.4 light-years
- HIP 30270 15.6 light-years
- HIP 31747 16.9 light-years
- 60 Aur 19.0 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.