Star · B3V
HIP 32434
HIP 32434 is a main-sequence star of spectral type B3V in the constellation Puppis, 1,509 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Puppis |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,509 light-years (462.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.19 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −2.14 |
| Spectral type | B3V |
| Surface temperature | 11,970 K |
| Luminosity | 1,160 L☉ |
| Radius | 7.92 R☉ |
| Mass | 6.82 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 46m 12.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | −37° 46′ 31″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 32.3 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 52° N. South of latitude 52° 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 517. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 27 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 32434, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 13.16, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Lyra. 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.