Star · K3III
HIP 45896
HIP 45896 is a giant star of spectral type K3III in the constellation Cancer, 273.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Cancer |
|---|---|
| Distance | 273.3 light-years (83.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.16 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.54 |
| Spectral type | K3III |
| Surface temperature | 4,520 K |
| Luminosity | 37.2 L☉ |
| Radius | 9.94 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.55 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 21m 27.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +32° 54′ 08″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 34.7 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.16). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 57° S. North of latitude 57° 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 1753. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.8 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 45896, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.45, 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):
- HD 80869 5.84 light-years
- HIP 46590 12.6 light-years
- HIP 45196 14.5 light-years
- SDSS J093215.46+345624.8 16.3 light-years
- HIP 46321 17.9 light-years
- HIP 46915 18.8 light-years
- HIP 45053 19.0 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.