Star · K2
HIP 53472
HIP 53472 is a supergiant star of spectral type K2 in the constellation Leo, 1,102 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Leo |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,102 light-years (337.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.17 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −1.47 |
| Spectral type | K2 |
| Surface temperature | 3,720 K |
| Luminosity | 1,350 L☉ |
| Radius | 88.4 R☉ |
| Mass | 7.12 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 56m 16.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +22° 21′ 06″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 64.9 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.17). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 68° S. North of latitude 68° N 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 around the year 924. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 20 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 53472, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.47, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Aquarius. 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.