Star · B2III
HIP 32827
HIP 32827 is a giant star of spectral type B2III in the constellation Canis Major, 1,514 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Canis Major |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,514 light-years (464.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.32 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −2.01 |
| Spectral type | B2III |
| Surface temperature | 13,190 K |
| Luminosity | 1,270 L☉ |
| Radius | 6.82 R☉ |
| Mass | 6.99 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 50m 37.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | −25° 46′ 42″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 26.2 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.32). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 64° N. South of latitude 64° 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 512. 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 32827, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 13.16, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Hercules. 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.