Star · K3III
HIP 54863
HIP 54863 is a giant star of spectral type K3III in the constellation Leo, 214.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Leo |
|---|---|
| Distance | 214.4 light-years (65.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.79 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.70 |
| Spectral type | K3III |
| Surface temperature | 4,460 K |
| Luminosity | 33.7 L☉ |
| Radius | 9.75 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.48 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 14m 01.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +8° 03′ 39″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 39.7 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.79). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 82° S. 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 1812. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.8 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 54863, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.92, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Aquarius. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 54887 8.23 light-years
- ULAS J111127.77+051855.5 11.4 light-years
- HIP 55751 12.6 light-years
- HIP 55323 14.8 light-years
- HIP 56028 17.7 light-years
- HIP 54241 18.5 light-years
- HIP 53859 19.7 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.