Star · K3
HIP 59200
HIP 59200 is a supergiant star of spectral type K3 in the constellation Crux, 2,611 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Crux |
|---|---|
| Distance | 2,611 light-years (800.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.22 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −3.30 |
| Spectral type | K3 |
| Surface temperature | 3,470 K |
| Luminosity | 10,700 L☉ |
| Radius | 286 R☉ |
| Mass | 12.9 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 08m 24.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −60° 50′ 50″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 23.0 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.22). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 29° N. South of latitude 29° 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 586 BC. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 46 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 59200, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 14.35, 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.