Star · F3IV
HIP 50693
HIP 50693 is a subgiant star of spectral type F3IV in the constellation Hydra, 203.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Hydra |
|---|---|
| Distance | 203.2 light-years (62.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.50 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.53 |
| Spectral type | F3IV |
| Surface temperature | 6,870 K |
| Luminosity | 8.28 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.03 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.7 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 21m 08.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | −17° 59′ 06″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 26.6 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.50). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 72° N. South of latitude 72° 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 1823. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.6 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 50693, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.80, 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 51620 10.7 light-years
- HIP 50713 11.4 light-years
- HIP 49444 13.6 light-years
- HIP 51114 15.9 light-years
- HIP 50661 17.1 light-years
- HIP 51372 18.0 light-years
- HIP 49520 18.7 light-years
- HIP 49196 18.8 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.