Star · K2III
HIP 34318
HIP 34318 is a giant star of spectral type K2III in the constellation Canis Major, 1,127 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Canis Major |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,127 light-years (345.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.09 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −1.60 |
| Spectral type | K2III |
| Surface temperature | 4,050 K |
| Luminosity | 1,010 L☉ |
| Radius | 64.7 R☉ |
| Mass | 6.56 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 06m 52.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −24° 57′ 38″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 27.8 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.09). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 65° N. South of latitude 65° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in January, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 899. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 20 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 34318, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.52, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Vulpecula. 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.