Star · A8V
HIP 50888
HIP 50888 is a main-sequence star of spectral type A8V in the constellation Antlia, 134.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Antlia |
|---|---|
| Distance | 134.8 light-years (41.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.34 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.26 |
| Spectral type | A8V |
| Surface temperature | 7,790 K |
| Luminosity | 11.1 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.83 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.82 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 23m 29.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −38° 00′ 36″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 37.0 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.34). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 52° N. South of latitude 52° 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 1891. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 50888, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.91, 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 49903 6.19 light-years
- HIP 52472 12.2 light-years
- HIP 51568 13.2 light-years
- HIP 51228 14.4 light-years
- HD 93385 14.7 light-years
- HIP 49767 15.7 light-years
- HIP 53306 15.8 light-years
- HIP 49599 17.7 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.