Star · K0
HIP 5251
HIP 5251 is a supergiant star of spectral type K0 in the constellation Cassiopeia, 1,420 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Cassiopeia |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,420 light-years (435.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.31 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −1.88 |
| Spectral type | K0 |
| Surface temperature | 3,800 K |
| Luminosity | 1,780 L☉ |
| Radius | 97.6 R☉ |
| Mass | 7.71 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 1h 07m 09.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +53° 29′ 53″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 35.8 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.31). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 37° S. North of latitude 37° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in October, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 606. 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 5251, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 13.02, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Centaurus. 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.