Star · B8III
HIP 35712
HIP 35712 is a giant star of spectral type B8III in the constellation Canis Minor, 1,779 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Canis Minor |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,779 light-years (545.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.99 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −2.69 |
| Spectral type | B8III |
| Surface temperature | 11,080 K |
| Luminosity | 1,680 L☉ |
| Radius | 11.1 R☉ |
| Mass | 7.58 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 22m 03.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +0° 10′ 38″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 7.4 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.99). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 90° 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 247. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 32 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 35712, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 13.51, 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.