Star · K0
HIP 52032
HIP 52032 is a supergiant star of spectral type K0 in the constellation Leo Minor, 1,704 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Leo Minor |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,704 light-years (522.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.42 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −2.17 |
| Spectral type | K0 |
| Surface temperature | 4,010 K |
| Luminosity | 1,790 L☉ |
| Radius | 87.6 R☉ |
| Mass | 7.72 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 37m 52.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +34° 04′ 43″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 48.9 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.42). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 56° S. North of latitude 56° N 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 322. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 30 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 52032, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 13.42, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Piscis Austrinus. 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.