Star · B0I
HIP 52526
HIP 52526 is a supergiant star of spectral type B0I in the constellation Carina, 4,434 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Carina |
|---|---|
| Distance | 4,434 light-years (1,359 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.32 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −4.35 |
| Spectral type | B0I |
| Surface temperature | 16,990 K |
| Luminosity | 19,300 L☉ |
| Radius | 16 R☉ |
| Mass | 15.2 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 44m 22.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | −59° 59′ 36″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 40.3 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.32). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 30° N. South of latitude 30° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in March, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 4,434 years ago. At that time the first farming villages were being founded; there was no writing yet. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 79 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 52526, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 15.50, 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.