Star · B9V
HIP 50480
HIP 50480 is a main-sequence star of spectral type B9V in the constellation Vela, 537.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Vela |
|---|---|
| Distance | 537.6 light-years (164.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.97 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −0.12 |
| Spectral type | B9V |
| Surface temperature | 10,990 K |
| Luminosity | 154 L☉ |
| Radius | 3.42 R☉ |
| Mass | 3.83 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 18m 28.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | −41° 40′ 07″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 32.0 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.97). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 48° N. South of latitude 48° 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 1488. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 9.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 50480, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 10.92, 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.