Star · K1V
HIP 5926
HIP 5926 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K1V in the constellation Cassiopeia, 2,481 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Cassiopeia |
|---|---|
| Distance | 2,481 light-years (760.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.87 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −3.54 |
| Spectral type | K1V |
| Surface temperature | 3,130 K |
| Luminosity | 27,500 L☉ |
| Radius | 565 R☉ |
| Mass | 16.8 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 1h 16m 11.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +71° 44′ 38″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 23.1 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.87). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 18° S. North of latitude 18° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in October, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around 456 BC. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 44 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 5926, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 14.24, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Musca. 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.