Star · B2IV
HIP 50232
HIP 50232 is a subgiant star of spectral type B2IV in the constellation Vela, 1,591 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Vela |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,591 light-years (487.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.16 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −2.28 |
| Spectral type | B2IV |
| Surface temperature | 12,590 K |
| Luminosity | 1,470 L☉ |
| Radius | 8.06 R☉ |
| Mass | 7.3 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 15m 16.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −54° 58′ 27″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 32.6 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.16). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 35° N. South of latitude 35° 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 435. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 28 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 50232, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 13.27, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Lacerta. 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.