Star · B3IV
HIP 59232
HIP 59232 is a subgiant star of spectral type B3IV in the constellation Centaurus, 1,819 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Centaurus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,819 light-years (557.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.51 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −3.22 |
| Spectral type | B3IV |
| Surface temperature | 11,520 K |
| Luminosity | 2,930 L☉ |
| Radius | 13.6 R☉ |
| Mass | 8.89 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 08m 54.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −41° 13′ 54″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 36.2 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.51). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 49° N. South of latitude 49° 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 207. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 32 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 59232, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 13.56, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Andromeda. 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.