Star · B4
HIP 52103
HIP 52103 is a main-sequence star of spectral type B4 in the constellation Carina, 1,396 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Carina |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,396 light-years (427.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.50 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −1.66 |
| Spectral type | B4 |
| Surface temperature | 11,540 K |
| Luminosity | 695 L☉ |
| Radius | 6.6 R☉ |
| Mass | 5.89 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 38m 45.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | −59° 15′ 45″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 29.7 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.50). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 31° N. South of latitude 31° 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 630. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 25 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 52103, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.99, 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.