Star · ?
HIP 43811
HIP 43811 is a supergiant star of spectral type ? in the constellation Cancer, 1,864 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Cancer |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,864 light-years (571.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.28 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −2.50 |
| Spectral type | ? |
| Surface temperature | 2,980 K |
| Luminosity | 15,800 L☉ |
| Radius | 473 R☉ |
| Mass | 14.4 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 55m 22.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +17° 13′ 53″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 18.4 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.28). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 73° S. North of latitude 73° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in February, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 162. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 33 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 43811, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 13.61, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Capricornus. 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.