Star · K5
HIP 44231
HIP 44231 is a supergiant star of spectral type K5 in the constellation Lynx, 1,164 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Lynx |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,164 light-years (356.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.21 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −1.55 |
| Spectral type | K5 |
| Surface temperature | 3,690 K |
| Luminosity | 1,520 L☉ |
| Radius | 95.6 R☉ |
| Mass | 7.37 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 00m 30.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +37° 36′ 16″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 26.7 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.21). 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 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 862. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 21 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 44231, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.59, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Microscopium. 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.