Star · B2IV
HIP 49934
HIP 49934 is a subgiant star of spectral type B2IV in the constellation Carina, 1,796 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Carina |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,796 light-years (550.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.70 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −3.00 |
| Spectral type | B2IV |
| Surface temperature | 11,880 K |
| Luminosity | 2,550 L☉ |
| Radius | 11.9 R☉ |
| Mass | 8.54 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 11m 46.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −58° 03′ 38″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 46.0 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.70). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 32° N. South of latitude 32° S 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 230. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 32 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 49934, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 13.53, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cepheus. 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.