Star · F1IV
HIP 50584
HIP 50584 is a subgiant star of spectral type F1IV in the constellation Sextans, 195.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Sextans |
|---|---|
| Distance | 195.7 light-years (60.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.31 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.42 |
| Spectral type | F1IV |
| Surface temperature | 7,230 K |
| Luminosity | 9.22 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.94 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.74 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 19m 59.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −9° 03′ 32″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 33.1 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.31). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 81° N. 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 1830. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 50584, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.72, 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):
- HIP 50352 2.95 light-years
- HIP 50796 6.91 light-years
- ε Sex 9.67 light-years
- HIP 50895 14.6 light-years
- HIP 50617 15.2 light-years
- HIP 51907 18.6 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.