Star · M5
HIP 38406
HIP 38406 is a supergiant star of spectral type M5 in the constellation Canis Minor, 567.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Canis Minor |
|---|---|
| Distance | 567.8 light-years (174.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.30 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 0.10 |
| Spectral type | M5 |
| Surface temperature | 3,850 K |
| Luminosity | 268 L☉ |
| Radius | 36.8 R☉ |
| Mass | 4.49 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 52m 07.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +3° 16′ 38″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 101.6 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.30). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 87° S. 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 1458. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 10 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 38406, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 11.03, 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.