Star · K3
HIP 51849
HIP 51849 is a supergiant star of spectral type K3 in the constellation Carina, 1,472 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Carina |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,472 light-years (451.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 4.45 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −3.82 |
| Spectral type | K3 |
| Surface temperature | 3,640 K |
| Luminosity | 13,200 L☉ |
| Radius | 288 R☉ |
| Mass | 13.7 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 35m 35.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −57° 33′ 27″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 36.2 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 4.45). 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 554. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 26 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 51849, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 13.10, 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.