Star · A8III
HIP 50536
HIP 50536 is a giant star of spectral type A8III in the constellation Hydra, 223.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Hydra |
|---|---|
| Distance | 223.8 light-years (68.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.01 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.83 |
| Spectral type | A8III |
| Surface temperature | 7,740 K |
| Luminosity | 16.4 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.25 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.02 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 19m 16.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | −12° 31′ 41″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 12.1 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.01). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 77° N. South of latitude 77° 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 1802. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 50536, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.01, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pegasus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- PSO J153.7969-11.3631 9.86 light-years
- HIP 50747 12.6 light-years
- HIP 51575 14.6 light-years
- HIP 49202 16.8 light-years
- HIP 51789 19.1 light-years
- HIP 51974 19.2 light-years
- HIP 51125 20.0 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.