Star · O6
HIP 34536
HIP 34536 is a giant star of spectral type O6 in the constellation Monoceros, 4,506 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Monoceros |
|---|---|
| Distance | 4,506 light-years (1,382 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.23 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −4.47 |
| Spectral type | O6 |
| Surface temperature | 10,360 K |
| Luminosity | 7,660 L☉ |
| Radius | 27.2 R☉ |
| Mass | 11.7 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 09m 20.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | −10° 20′ 48″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 63.7 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.23). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 80° N. South of latitude 80° 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 4,506 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 80 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 34536, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 15.53, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Aquila. 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.