Star · B2V
HIP 50067
HIP 50067 is a main-sequence star of spectral type B2V in the constellation Carina, 1,291 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Carina |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,291 light-years (395.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.42 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −1.57 |
| Spectral type | B2V |
| Surface temperature | 11,760 K |
| Luminosity | 664 L☉ |
| Radius | 6.21 R☉ |
| Mass | 5.82 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 13m 21.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | −61° 39′ 32″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 33.8 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.42). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 28° N. South of latitude 28° 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 735. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 23 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 50067, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.82, 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.