Star · K5
HIP 39514
HIP 39514 is a supergiant star of spectral type K5 in the constellation Puppis, 1,071 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Puppis |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,071 light-years (328.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.35 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −1.23 |
| Spectral type | K5 |
| Surface temperature | 3,850 K |
| Luminosity | 906 L☉ |
| Radius | 67.5 R☉ |
| Mass | 6.36 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 04m 32.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −25° 41′ 59″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 33.8 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.35). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 64° N. South of latitude 64° 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 around the year 955. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 19 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 39514, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.41, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Vulpecula. 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.