Star · K5
HIP 56388
HIP 56388 is a supergiant star of spectral type K5 in the constellation Leo, 1,170 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Leo |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,170 light-years (358.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.49 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −1.28 |
| Spectral type | K5 |
| Surface temperature | 3,650 K |
| Luminosity | 1,260 L☉ |
| Radius | 89 R☉ |
| Mass | 6.99 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 33m 36.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +2° 29′ 57″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 50.9 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.49). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 88° 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 856. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 21 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 56388, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.60, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pisces. 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.