Star · K1
HIP 58453
HIP 58453 is a supergiant star of spectral type K1 in the constellation Centaurus, 1,078 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Centaurus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,078 light-years (330.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.04 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −1.56 |
| Spectral type | K1 |
| Surface temperature | 4,160 K |
| Luminosity | 868 L☉ |
| Radius | 56.6 R☉ |
| Mass | 6.28 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 59m 10.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | −51° 41′ 48″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 28.0 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.04). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 38° N. South of latitude 38° 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 around the year 948. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 19 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 58453, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.43, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cassiopeia. 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.