Star · K0
HIP 38196
HIP 38196 is a supergiant star of spectral type K0 in the constellation Canis Minor, 593.0 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Canis Minor |
|---|---|
| Distance | 593.0 light-years (181.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.42 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 0.12 |
| Spectral type | K0 |
| Surface temperature | 4,780 K |
| Luminosity | 117 L☉ |
| Radius | 15.8 R☉ |
| Mass | 3.54 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 49m 32.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +12° 48′ 51″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 30.3 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.42). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 77° S. North of latitude 77° N 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 1433. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 11 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 38196, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 11.13, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Sagittarius. 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.