Star · B5IV
HIP 52340
HIP 52340 is a subgiant star of spectral type B5IV in the constellation Chamaeleon, 1,060 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Chamaeleon |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,060 light-years (325.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.97 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −1.59 |
| Spectral type | B5IV |
| Surface temperature | 11,110 K |
| Luminosity | 609 L☉ |
| Radius | 6.66 R☉ |
| Mass | 5.67 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 41m 51.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −79° 46′ 59″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 33.0 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.97). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 10° N. South of latitude 10° S it never sets.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 966. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 19 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 52340, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.39, 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.