Star · K1III
HIP 50799
HIP 50799 is a giant star of spectral type K1III in the constellation Vela, 207.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Vela |
|---|---|
| Distance | 207.3 light-years (63.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 4.82 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 0.80 |
| Spectral type | K1III |
| Surface temperature | 4,530 K |
| Luminosity | 73.3 L☉ |
| Radius | 13.9 R☉ |
| Mass | 3.1 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 22m 19.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −41° 38′ 59″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 29.2 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 4.82). 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 1819. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.7 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 50799, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.85, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Lacerta. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 50045 14.0 light-years
- HIP 49681 14.1 light-years
- HIP 51078 14.4 light-years
- TOI-815 15.5 light-years
- HIP 52694 17.2 light-years
- HIP 52559 18.2 light-years
- HIP 49475 19.0 light-years
- HIP 48637 19.5 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.