Star · K5I
HIP 50916
HIP 50916 is a supergiant star of spectral type K5I in the constellation Carina, 914.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Carina |
|---|---|
| Distance | 914.2 light-years (280.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.34 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −0.90 |
| Spectral type | K5I |
| Surface temperature | 3,770 K |
| Luminosity | 745 L☉ |
| Radius | 64 R☉ |
| Mass | 6.01 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 23m 50.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −57° 57′ 14″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 37.6 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.34). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 32° N. South of latitude 32° 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 1112. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 16 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 50916, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.07, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cepheus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.