Star · K0IV
HIP 41894
HIP 41894 is a subgiant star of spectral type K0IV in the constellation Lynx, 194.0 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Lynx |
|---|---|
| Distance | 194.0 light-years (59.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.23 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.36 |
| Spectral type | K0IV |
| Surface temperature | 4,720 K |
| Luminosity | 15.4 L☉ |
| Radius | 5.87 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.98 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 32m 33.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +53° 06′ 53″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 45.1 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.23). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 37° S. North of latitude 37° 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 1832. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 41894, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.70, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Indus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 40878 7.08 light-years
- HIP 41637 9.55 light-years
- HIP 41651 10.0 light-years
- HIP 41993 12.4 light-years
- HIP 43981 16.0 light-years
- HIP 41022 16.9 light-years
- SDSS J084519.34+542031.7 17.6 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.