Star · K2
HIP 35301
HIP 35301 is a supergiant star of spectral type K2 in the constellation Monoceros, 1,279 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Monoceros |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,279 light-years (392.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.29 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −1.68 |
| Spectral type | K2 |
| Surface temperature | 3,620 K |
| Luminosity | 1,910 L☉ |
| Radius | 111 R☉ |
| Mass | 7.86 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 17m 31.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −6° 40′ 48″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 53.5 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.29). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 83° N. 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 747. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 23 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 35301, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.80, 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.