Star · K2III
HIP 41935
HIP 41935 is a giant star of spectral type K2III in the constellation Lynx, 206.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Lynx |
|---|---|
| Distance | 206.7 light-years (63.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.88 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.87 |
| Spectral type | K2III |
| Surface temperature | 4,500 K |
| Luminosity | 27.9 L☉ |
| Radius | 8.68 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.35 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 32m 55.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +38° 00′ 59″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 60.2 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.88). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 52° S. North of latitude 52° 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 1819. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.7 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 41935, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.84, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Microscopium. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 40681 10.9 light-years
- SDSS J084520.21+360551.4 13.5 light-years
- HIP 40928 14.6 light-years
- 2MASS J08270185+4129191 15.1 light-years
- HIP 43634 16.9 light-years
- SDSS J081253.19+372104.2 17.5 light-years
- HIP 43737 18.9 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.