Star · B0III
HIP 32226
HIP 32226 is a giant star of spectral type B0III in the constellation Monoceros, 4,388 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Monoceros |
|---|---|
| Distance | 4,388 light-years (1,345 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.88 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −4.76 |
| Spectral type | B0III |
| Surface temperature | 10,740 K |
| Luminosity | 10,700 L☉ |
| Radius | 29.8 R☉ |
| Mass | 12.9 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 43m 38.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +3° 55′ 57″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 36.6 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.88). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 86° S. 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 4,388 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 78 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 32226, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 15.47, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Scutum. 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.